The Face

Giulia Bonatesta by Charles Cave

From Milan to London. Giulia Bonatesta wanders around town with Charles Cave.

Giulia Bonatesta by Charles Cave
Diptych of Giulia Bonatesta against a painted wall in a cropped black polo and cream trousers, photographed by Charles Cave.
Tight shot of Giulia Bonatesta laughing under a draped blazer, photographed by Charles Cave.
Diptych of Giulia Bonatesta with her arms raised against a wall and again descending brick steps in a black blazer, photographed by Charles Cave.
Giulia Bonatesta walks through a tiled passageway in a cropped black polo, blazer and cream trousers, photographed by Charles Cave.
Diptych of Giulia Bonatesta in profile by a service door and laughing with eyes closed against a deep blue wall, photographed by Charles Cave.

Giulia Bonatesta arrived from Milan and spent an afternoon with Charles Cave. One outfit, a blazer pulled on later, and whatever of London happened to be standing nearby: a wall here, a stairwell there. Cave doesn't seem to give too much consideration to location. He's interested in her face and her posture and the way she carries herself along the way.

The shoot is at its best when Giulia is unguarded. A laugh caught under the blazer held overhead and another against a blue wall with eyes closed. Those two frames break up an otherwise composed and serious shoot on both sides.

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Giulia Bonatesta by Charles Cave

Giulia Bonatesta by Charles Cave

From Milan to London. Giulia Bonatesta wanders around town with Charles Cave.

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