WSJ
Movie Magic
Sep 2025
For the 'Movie Magic' feature in WSJ Magazine, photographer Max Farago delivers a cinematic editorial series that evokes the golden era of Hollywood. The imagery utilizes a retro aesthetic, leaning heavily into nostalgia through staged interior narratives and mid-century architectural settings. Fashion editor Anastasia Barbieri leads the styling, curating looks that blend vintage silhouettes with bold textures, ranging from faux fur and leopard print to tailored velvet suits. The shoot, featuring models Karen Elson and Scott Barnhill, employs both soft natural light and high-contrast hard light to define the mood. With set design by Jeremy Reimnitz, the production achieves a filmic quality, captured using analogue film techniques to emphasize a clean, deliberate visual language.
Editorial, Retro, Vertical
Natural light
Magazines
Editorial
