A.M.S. Anna Mellostudios
Ana & Igor hero
A.M.S · Ensaio N°03 2024 · Brand launch
Dublin, IE Editorial · photo

Scene 03 — Two founders, one couple

Ana
& Igor

WhereDublin When2024 CoverageBrand · half day StatusMarried + co-founders

They met in Dublin. They fell in love. Then they did something rarer — they built a brand together. This shoot is the introduction.

— ensaio n°03 ✦

They didn't just stay together.
They built something with the staying.

Ana and Igor are both Brazilian. They met in Dublin, the way a lot of Brazilians here meet — over coffee that turned into hours, in a city that wasn't either of their hometowns. They stayed in Dublin. They got married in Dublin.

And then they did the thing only some couples ever try: they built a company together. They called it UNIQUE. The brand is theirs — both of theirs. The aesthetic. The voice. The hours. The risk.

When they came to me, they didn't want wedding photos. They wanted the launch. The faces of the brand. The two of them as founders and as a couple — because the whole point of UNIQUE is that those two things aren't separate.

We shot in Dublin, in light that felt editorial and a little brave. They held product. They held each other. They looked at the camera like people who'd already decided who they were going to be.

I don't usually photograph brand campaigns. I made an exception for this one because what they were really launching wasn't a label. It was a partnership. And partnerships are exactly what I photograph.

Coverage · Brand · half day
Brief · Founders + couple, indistinguishable
Result · The face of UNIQUE

I loved Anna's work — what an eye she has for photography.

— Ana · Review

Scene · Closing

What I take from this shoot

That some couples don't just stay together — they make. That a brand built by two people in love has a different gravity to it. That I'm lucky to photograph a partnership at the exact moment it goes public.

Ana, Igor — thank you for letting me shape the first images of UNIQUE. Cheering for you both, always.

— anna ✦

Branding, launches, founder portraits — yes

If you're a couple building something together — or a founder who wants the partnership in the frame — let's talk. I love this kind of work.

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