May 28, 2020
Published in: Avant-Garde
Anja Rubik & Ibrahim Kamara bring Gender/Together in boundary-busting co-production, by Harley Weir for Vogue Italia & L’Uomo Vogue, May 2020. Like a Dream Inside a Dream… she sees herself through the midnight eye… soaring in one o’er the sanguine sky… like a moonbeam reaching in lunar delight… flying ever fluidly across the great divide. The f…
February 20, 2020
Published in: Avant-Garde
Bella Hadid by Harley Weir for the Chaos + Control issue of Love Magazine, S/S 2020. She Is Fire… She Is Fair… She Is Born of Light and Aire. Bella lays flat on the seashore land as her breasts dig in deep on the surrounding sand. Lulled to sleep by waves so grand, she cradles her head in pillowed hands. The serenity of this scene is quickly interrupted by graphic stamps that cover he…
February 12, 2018
Published in: Avant-Garde
Rianne Van Rompaey claims the chaos in “Clinic” by Harley Weir for Love Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018. Don’t think you know my mind dear, for it is a tale to tell. Inside this sordid mind trap is a story Ne’er-do-well. So stop and smell the flowers. Scream into the night. For all we are is what we see, a framing of shear delight. Destiny is the dame that feeds our soul and sh…
January 10, 2018
Published in: Editorials, T'S PHILOSOPHY
Assa ignites a sense of serenity as we feel our spirits rise by Harley Weir for Vogue Italia, January 2018. We have entered a period of our existence that doesn’t demand alot of background noise. We don’t need to distract or overwhelm, we need only to honor our inner fire. The Female Spirit is Here to Say, We’ve Taken Our Place and We Aren’t Going Away. Here we witness som…
July 9, 2017
Published in: Editorials
Boldly baring out the beauty of her unusual being, Devon Aoki celebrates the art of the outdoors in this two-part series by Harley Weir for Vogue UK, August ’17. She has an ability to be both of nature and totally connected to the cinema of high style. Devon doesn’t let the little things slow her down. She is one who writes her own rules. She’s her own persona and her own judge. Th…
May 4, 2017
Published in: Avant-Garde
Adut Akech & Nyaueth Riam walk the talk in “Life is Art, Live Yours in Color” by Harley Weir for i-D Magazine, Summer 2017. Moving through the recesses of the mind we come in contact we our other side. Through the waning hour of slumber I seek a place to sleep… but in time… I lose my mind… searching to find myself. To change form, to reach beyond our comfort lev…
October 1, 2016
Published in: Avant-Garde
Caitie Greene & Celine Bouly bask in the beauty of love’s burn in “Red Sensations” by Harley Weir for Vogue Japan Beauty, 10/16. The homogeneous nature of all things seem to be driving us toward a neutrality of the senses. A softening of our abstract tensions lead to a weakening of our soulful intent. This is not a simple thing. This is the reckoning of realization. Depth …
August 29, 2016
Published in: Covers
Adwoa Aboah asks the brave question “who run the world?” by Harley Weir, Inez van Lamsweerde & Letty Schmiterlow for i-D’s, Female Gaze Issue, Fall ’16. Each story brings a unique perspective with style points that, “focus on brilliant women enriching fashion, art and culture of today.” Shot in Franklin Canyon Park, Weir’s Female Ga…
February 8, 2016
Published in: Avant-Garde
Aomi Muyock comes home by Harley Weir for Pop Magazine S/S 2016. In the subtle light that exists between dusk & dawn there lives a kind of anti-truth. Uniting us in effort each artist lends themselves to poetic intent. Stylist, Vanessa Reid, reinvents the concept of creative by captivating us with a revival of purpose. The art of couture incites the imagination while daring to disrupt our s…
February 7, 2016
Published in: Covers
Natalia Vodianova plays both sides by Harley Weir for Pop No.34 S/S 2016. A daring array of art and play, through the waves of plastic I see-through your soul. Harley invades Natalia’s space in some of the most intimately inspired shots we’ve seen this season. Complementary angels take corresponding views, as Tina Outen works at the center of this story to artfully capture two si…
December 2, 2015
Published in: Editorials
Anja Rubik brings us to the dark side in “Be My Baby” by Harley Weir for Vogue Paris, 12/01 2015-16. Tenebrous airings obscure the light as aphotic yearnings make the night right. Transformation is seen as a catalyst for change as Anja rediscovers her dark side. Stylist, Suzanne Koller, crosses influence with modern fashions that speak 70’s chic. White rabbits bou…
September 18, 2015
Published in: Covers
Gisele Bündchen lets the camera get up close & personal in ‘Gisele Chanel/Chanel Gisele’ by Harley Weir for Pop Magazine, F/W 2015. By allowing the camera to enter personal space we see that truth is captured in every pore on her face. Physical closeness projects a sense of purity, as candid shots allow proximity to permeate the page. Stylist, Vanessa Reid brings haute …