‘“Wenda and the Ostriches” with Wenda + Norman Parkinson + South Africa Vogue

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Back in April makeup artist Eman Aziz, stylist Janet Li and I shot with NEXT Canada’s Alex.  The series was shot in a local community garden a stone’s throw from where I live.

Alex is one of my favourite models. Not only is she a great model, but she’s an amazing person.  In recent months she’s graced the pages of many publications. Most recently she can be seen in Z!NK Canada with the fabulous Britt Schafer of NEXT and in my “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” series featured in South Africa’s CHEW Magazine.

Here are some behind the scenes pictures from the shoot.  We shot this  way back in chilly April so while we all were bundled up in our warm coats and sweaters, Alex had to wear barely there bikinis, swim suits, body suits, shorts, skirts etc.

The full series can be found on my site www.benjaminkwanphoto.com and in the current issue of CHEW Magazine.

Clothes, shoes and accessories courtesy of (212), dream, Two of a Few, lily and jae, Urban Outfitters and One of a Few. 

A little while back I shot NEXT Canada’s new face Adria with Forte Rep’s makeup artist, Eman Aziz and stylist Alleeneda Thammavong.

Adria’s got an interesting back story.  A few months ago, Adria was scouted by Corey from NEXT Canada while shopping in Metrotown.  Weird thing is, a year earlier Adria’s older sister was also approached by Corey while shopping downtown, but she was not interested in pursuing modeling.  No one realised the connection.  Only afterwards did Adria and her mum realise it was also Corey who tried to scout her older sister a year earlier.  Talk about a weird coincidence.

To view more photos from this series visit me at my stomping grounds www.benjaminkwanphoto.com.

Clothing courtesy of Nouvelle Nouvelle.

So back in June I had the pleasure of working with stylist Alleeneda Thammavong and makeup artist Livia Metcalf.  In our first collaboration together, we shot Alana from NEXT Canada.  She’s got such poise and a terrific sense of humour.  Basically by the end of the shoot, we decided that when Alana heads of to Europe we’ll be right there with her…. every top model needs their own personal entourage, don’t they?

Here’s a few photos from the series.  To view the full story hop on over to www.benjaminkwanphoto.com.

Clothing courtesy of Jen Cameron, vong, Calvin Klein and H & M.