ONE WAY

St. Louis, Missouri  ·  2025

ONE WAY, an editorial with Nat Zahari shot in St. Louis. Railroad tracks and a brick wall in natural light, black blazer and minimal styling.


Photography
Henry David
Models
Nat Zahari
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Date
November 2025

Notes

We shot this series with Nat Zahari across one afternoon in St. Louis. Railroad tracks, a blank brick wall, and a single traffic sign that became the name of the editorial. The styling was deliberately pared back — black blazer, minimal accessories, hair and wind doing most of the work. I wanted an editorial that could have been made in 1990 and could still land in 2026.

Every frame was available light. The one retouch I allow myself in work like this is dust removal and minor contrast. The skin stays the skin. The hair stays messy. If the subject has a line on her face, the line stays.

This is the kind of personal editorial I take on between client commissions. It keeps the eye tuned. It reminds me why I shoot on medium format and not on whatever's lightest to carry. The goal is always the same — to make an image you'd want to still be looking at fifty years from now.

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