Interweaving haute-couture with surrealist art, Nadia Lee Cohen is a photographer & filmmaker known for her camp cinematography. Her visuals exude originality — illustrating a dreamscape world of dystopian glamour, humour and poised candour. Straying away from the standard imagery of plastic perfection that has permeated fashion editorials for decades, it is precisely this unconventional dexterity that offers her photographs their magnetic drawl.

Largely inspired by cinema, Americana and Britain ‘60s-‘70s culture, Nadia operates within the realm of twisted, fantastical storytelling. In an interview with It’s Nice That, Nadia says “the world I photograph and create doesn’t reside in the same world that we live in. It does not share or possess the same beauty norms, politics or social values”. As such, the world she envisions for her characters is vibrantly enigmatic and politically liberating. Despite her British roots, Nadia is now based in Los Angeles and draws much of her inspiration from eerie American suburbia and Hollywood glamour alike, entwining themes of mundane simplicity and elusive hyperreality. Picture big permed wigs, bold makeup, (occasional) feminine nudity, apathetic expression and curated throwback clothing (though absent at times); plain, simple old American beauty… saturated and disillusioned.