My mum took it on herself to be a protector. It’s all I’ve known, to be around someone who raised me but has also protected me from a lot of nonsense. I wanted to push that with my photos – what motherhood means to me, and what it means to other people. It’s not just my story, it’s a universal story.
Gabriel Moses
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Lea and Monica are a pair of limited edition prints belonging to Gabriel Moses' series Regina – a photographic tribute to the women who have shaped his world.
Lea is embodied by model Judith Onah who appears as a protector. Delicately dressed in white with a rifle slung over her shoulder, she is the guardian of her child, soon to be born. Monica is shrouded in red, sultry and softly-lit with her back turned to the camera.
The images epitomise Moses' ability to build timeless images that revisit the same world again and again, yet capture the individual spirit of his subjects.
Credits
Styling: @gerryroryokane
Casting: @isabelbush_
Make Up: @mata_marielle
Hair: @sophie_jane_anderson
Set: @juliadiasstudio
Talent: @judith_onah @adit_priscilla
Movement Direction: @manuloca_
VFX: @tildax_x_
Production: @concretereplimited
Retouch: @_thehandofgod
Gabriel Moses2 collaborationsGabriel Moses has youth on his side – “I work like a child, we all have imaginations, but I feel like we lose a lot of that with age.” The young director and photographer has already made a name for himself with his captivating portraits. Signature soft-lit light creates a rich canvas for storytelling around creativity – whether that’s music, dance, fashion. Gabriel shot to fame at eighteen years old when he landed a Nike campaign. After that, the milestones came in quick succession, from being Dazed magazine’s youngest cover photographer to a landmark debut at 180 Studios in London. The exhibition, Regina (2023), was a love letter to all that made him – his Nigerian heritage, his South London stomping grounds, and his mother.
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