Our editorials range from heart projects to photographing for designers, artists & magazines. Every editorial gives us the opportunity to ask ourselves; “How far do we want to go creatively?” In our editorial work we challenge ourselves to break through our own inner glass ceilings and to create something that we can feel though our hearts.

"Leonardo"

Side view of a long haired woman wearing pearl earrings.
The coloured shutters and pot plants at an italian villa.
Bespoke stationary with a copper trinket bowl and fresh figs.
A table set for a feast with fruit and flowers.
A bridal portrait taken on expired monochrome Instax wide film.
Yellow roses on a bespoke wedding cake by Sweet Joy cakes.
Antipasti and main course menu.
A woman pours a bottle of champagne into stacked glasses.
Corla coloured linen, fresh fruit and wine glasses.
Wild wind and a woman's hair blowing.
Dappled light portrait of a bride in her Elli Nicole couture dress in South Africa.
A floral arrangement with Italian style windows showing in teh background.
Elli Nicole Bridal wedding dress worn by a woman at Avianto Venue.
Details of pearl earrings shown through a veil.
Water and champagne glasses on a table with coral coloured linen.
An artistic rendition of a bride.
Ruffled tulle shows off the delicate Miinella earrings and necklaces on a woman.
Wedding chapel at Avianto Wedding venue, Johannesburg.
A fountain surrounded by Iceberg roses with a woman sitting on a ledge in front.
A sillouette of a bride through her Psaltery veil.
An Italian chapel with a bride standing in the front.
Biting into a fresh fig a woman looks at the camera.
Details of Avianto Wedding venue.
A stacked champagne tower at a wedding celebration.
Ethereal bridal portrait showing her Elli Nicole Bridal dress and pearl jewellery.
Burning candles on a wedding reception table.
A woman looks up at her veil on her wedding day in South Africa.
Bespoke Elli Nicole Bridal Shoes.
Slow movement capture showing off an ethereal wedding dress.
A young woman looking through roses and tulips framing her face.
An Italian inspired wedding tablescape.
An artistic capture of a bride by Dust and Dreams Photogrpahy.
A champagne tower overflowing as champagne is poured from the top. A bride just visible in the background.
A bride sitting at a wedding reception table in the Italian countryside,
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PHOTOGRAPHY | Dust and Dreams Photography

HAIR & MAKEUP | Private M Collection

JEWELLERY | Minella Jewellery

DRESS | Elli Nicole Bridal

SHOES | Elli Nicole Shoes

MUSE | Philipa Otto

LOCATION | Avianto Wedding Venue, South Africa

VEIL | Psaltery

AS PUBLISED IN | Bows & Chic International Magazine

FLORALS, DECOR & STYLING | MODE Events

STATIONARY | The Allora Collection

CAKE | Sweet Joy Designer Wedding Cakes


"Kazbegi Mountains"

A man sitting on a vintage car's boot with the mountains surrounding Kazbegi in the background.
Couple photographed by Dust and Dreams Photography in the mountains of Kazbegi.
An engagement shoot in the Republic of Georgia.
Details of vintage shoes, a colourful velvet coat and a broom.
A model crouching down in a vegetable patch with the Caucasus mountains showing in the back.
Shown through hanging laundry, a couple leans against the wall of their village home in Kazbegi.
White linen hanging on a countryside washing line.
Handcrafted stationary by renowned illustrators The Wells Makery.
A couple standing in the countryside in cream coloured outfits.

PHOTOGRAPHY | Dust and Dreams Photography

STATIONARY | The Wells Makery

MALE ATTIRE | Commun's

ARDOR HOST & MENTOR | Brumley & Wells

MUSES |  Tazo Rtveliashvili & Mariam Budagashvili

LOCATION | Kazbegi, The Republic of Georgia

AS PUBLISED ON | BAJANWED


STYLISTS | Annie Brooks & Whitney Watts

HAIR & MAKEUP | Yana Bendeliani

HANDMADE COAT | Flying Painter Store

FILM LAB | Negative Lab, California


"KAAPSCHEHOOP"

Photographed in the rugged terrain of Kaapschehoop in Mpumalanga, these film photographs were published alongside our article "The Elusive Art of being a Newbie" in Belle Lumiere Magazine Volume XVII.


A freckled woman wearing a felt wide rim hat.
Daintily holder her face a woman poses on rocky outcrops wearing a long sleeve dress and hat.
Unine's portrait taken by Dust and Dreams Photography for Belle Lumiere Magazine.
Sitting in the field a young woman raises her hands to catch the ends of her colourful headscarf.
A woman amongst the rocky outcrops at Kaapschehoop in South Africa. Captured on Kodak Portra 400 film.
Editorial photographers, Dust and Dreams Photography photographs Unine for Belle Lumiere Magazine.
Wrapped in a traditional Basotho blanket a woman giggles into the cold.
Kodrak Portra 400 film photograph on Medium format
A woman wearing a traditional yellow Basotho blanket.
An outtake of an article published in Belle Lumiere Magazine.
Makeup details on medium format film.
Mountainous Kaapschehoop in the background with a woman standing wrapped in a Basotho blanket.
Leather shoes with wild flowers tucked into them.
Wearing a grey Silver Swallow Design kimono Unine sits on the rocks in Kaapschehoop.
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PHOTOGRAPHY | Dust and Dreams Photography

HAIR & MAKEUP | Blazing Beauty

HAT & BLANKET | Stylist's Own

DRESS | Tzofia

MUSE | Unine Nortje

LOCATION | Kaapschehoop, South Africa

WARDROBE STYLIST | Elaine Van der Merwe-Louwrens

AS PUBLISHED IN | Belle Lumiere Magazine

FILM DEVELOPMENT | Negative Lab, California

Photographed on medium format Kodak Portra 400 colour film.


"Genteel Beasts"

An African elephant portrait in black and white.
A woman wearing her Silver Swallow Design couture dress standing with an African elephant.
Floral tattoes and a head scarf adorns a woman standing with closed eyes.
Bridal fashion for Silver Swallow Design photographed in Africa.
Gently caressing an elephant's trunk a woman is standing right next to one of these genteel grey beasts.

PHOTOGRAPHY | Dust and Dreams Photography

JEWELLERY | SOUL Design

DRESS | Silver Swallow Design

CREATIVE DIRECTION & CONCEPT | THIRTEEN Emporium

MUSE | Jana Robertson

LOCATION | Glen Afric, South Africa

ELEPHANTS | Hannah, Marty & Three

AS PUBLISED IN | UNEARTHING The Creative

STYLIST & POETRY | Elaine Van der Merwe-Louwrens

VIDEOGRAPHY | Deep Field Films

FLORAL ART | Teneale Coetzee Creations

HAIR & MAKEUP | Candice Storm


BEHIND THE SCENES


A behind the scenes video by the talented Deep Field Films of our "Genteel Beasts" editorial photographed in South Africa.

Forever grateful to De Villiers for capturing this chaotic day of dust and sunshine, of loading film and breathing in the presence of these majestic beasts... thank you!

"SE·CLU·SION"

se·clu·sion is a narrative that celebrates love without all the preconceived ideas or fuss... just sweet treats and champagne!


It is an editorial that emulates private nuptials exchanged by a same-sex interracial couple in a breathtakingly unique location during the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa.

A story that transcends all borders; se·clu·sion emphasize both feminine fragility and intensity.

It shows two lovers who chose one of their favourite locations – a store that is bold, enchanting & surreal - to say their vows; so that they could feel like they have travelled to a far-off land when they could not.

It reminds us how intricately linked sharing a meal with being loved is, and how graciously decadent a celebration is made with something sweet…

It is an editorial that screams of hope and love born in seclusion, that lives and thrives in the light. It emphasizes the timeless quality of lace and exquisite design and pairs it with natural beauty.

se·clu·sion is a statement of unequivocal hope. What if you were to hold on to that feeling?

Champagne, silk, ribbon and an heirloom ring.
An interracial bridal couple in their wedding attire and with floral bouquets.
A pile of Moroccan rugs with a flower and orchid bouquet on top.
Wearing a Silver Swallow Design beaded dress Philipa leans against a pile of antique moroccan carpets.
Handmade stationary and a trio of rings including a signet ring with two dogs.
Dineo holding a handcrafted wedding invitation and love letter.
Flourless Almond and Orange Moroccan cake
Sharing an intimate moment a LGBTQ couple snuggles.
A cascading floral bouquet of orchids,anemones and foliage.
A couple cutting their orange and almond wedding cake.
A LGBTQ couple on thier wedding day wear custom made Silver Swallow Design dresses,
Intertwined hands against lace dresses.
A large opulent floral bouquet with a wedding couple standing in teh bakcground.
Philipa's face is gently caressed by her unseen bride.
Laughter while a wedding couple cuts their cake at theirr elopement in Johannesburg
A slice of Almond and Orange Moroccan cake served on a dusty pink plate with orchids.
Philipa and Dineo both wearing custom made wedding dresses at The Storer, Johannesburg.
An LBGTQ elopement.
Wearing a crystal crown, beaded lace gown and a large bouquet, the young LBGTQ bride wait for her wedding ceremony.
Philipa and Dineo at The Storer, Johannesburg.
A monochrome portrait of a LGBTQ couple sitting on the floor in their wedding dresses.
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PHOTOGRAPHY | Dust and Dreams Photography

DRESSES | Silver Swallow Design

CREATIVE DIRECTION & CONCEPT | THIRTEEN Emporium

AS PUBLISHED IN | B.E Publishing and Goyi Magazine

MUSES | Philipa Otto and Dineo Baer.

LOCATION | The Storer, Johannesburg

MOROCCAN ALMOND CAKE| THIRTEEN Emporium


STYLIST | Elaine Van der Merwe-Louwrens

STATIONARY | Deep Field Films

FLORAL ART | Nouvelle Florals

HAIR & MAKEUP | Naazi Laher