Brighton Beach at Sunrise with Taylor Heyes

Apr 6

I shot these on 35mm with Taylor Heyes (@tayheyes) at Brighton Beach in Melbourne — her mother agency is Que Models and down in Melb’s she’s signed with Brooklyn Management and was an absolute dream to work with.

While the east coast was being hammered by storms, Melbourne delivered a full-on heat wave. We met just before sunrise, and even at that hour it was already hot. It was my first time shooting Brighton Beach in the morning, and honestly, it’s probably my favourite light I’ve worked with there.

Taylor brought this quiet, grounded energy to the session — really natural movement, a sharp sense of how she holds herself, and that mix of softness and confidence that just works so well on film.

We kept it super simple — three looks, nothing over-styled — and wrapped just as the sun broke over the water. Everything was shot on Canon EOS 3 with a 24–70mm lens, on a variety of film stocks, with the strong sun my favourite choice was Portra 160. I like to work fast and light in natural spaces like this, so we didn’t overthink anything. Just light, movement, and instinct.

There are 60 images in the gallery — all on film, with very little editing. Just how I like to shoot.

If you’re curious about the gear and film stocks I use, you can check them out here via Georges Cameras.

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This shoot is part of an ongoing series I’ve been building along the coast — editorial work on film that leans into movement, mood, and natural light. From Byron to Brighton, I shoot how it feels, not just how it looks.

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