Akila Berjaoui

 

Akila Berjaoui's film photography takes us to breathtaking seaside locations, from her hometown of Sydney, to the bathing hotspots of Italy, France and Brazil.

Her photography captures sand, sun, water—or a combination of all three, much in the tradition of Slim Arons, Bruce Weber, Claude Nori, and Juergen Teller—all of whom she regards as influences on her work.

Akila Berjaoui’s sun-streamed photographs of bathing beauties are steeped with the heady colours of late 70s and early 80s photography. Her film photographs seem to emerge from another time; every detail is rich in the romance of 20th century travel, right down to the Campari red beach brollies, sporty Speedos and azure-striped sun loungers dotting pristine, almost tourist-free white coves. Even the bodies – the soft curves and sandy tan lines of Berjaoui’s often unsuspecting subjects – hark back to a pre-selfie era.

Collection: Akila Berjaoui

 

Akila Berjaoui's film photography takes us to breathtaking seaside locations, from her hometown of Sydney, to the bathing hotspots of Italy, France and Brazil.

Her photography captures sand, sun, water—or a combination of all three, much in the tradition of Slim Arons, Bruce Weber, Claude Nori, and Juergen Teller—all of whom she regards as influences on her work.

Akila Berjaoui’s sun-streamed photographs of bathing beauties are steeped with the heady colours of late 70s and early 80s photography. Her film photographs seem to emerge from another time; every detail is rich in the romance of 20th century travel, right down to the Campari red beach brollies, sporty Speedos and azure-striped sun loungers dotting pristine, almost tourist-free white coves. Even the bodies – the soft curves and sandy tan lines of Berjaoui’s often unsuspecting subjects – hark back to a pre-selfie era.

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  • Take Me
    Take Me by Akila Berjaoui. A film photograph of the glittering ocean, with a bronze beach-goer walking across the sand topless.
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  • Lunch
    Lunch by Akila Berjaoui. A film photograph of a cafe table with pasta, bread, yellow gingham tablecloth.
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  • Beach Bums
    Beach Bums by Akila Berjaoui. A film photograph of two nude ladies walking away from the camera walking on a vast sandy, beach landscape.
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  • Kenya
    Kenya by Akila Berjaoui. A black and white film photograph of a girl on the rocky beach. She is nude, but obscured with back to the camera and wears her hair out and long down her back.
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