feature: brazilian photographer mateus aquino glorifies curly and textured hair in “prévia” portrait series

“Prévia” is a portrait series by Brazilian photographer Mateus Aquino. In this series,the photographer explores the nature and beauty of curly, coily hair textures. Alongside a tradition portrait, Aquino photographs the model’s hair close-up, as if take its portrait, too. “The editorial seeks to glorify curly hair and to empower others to accept their natural beauty and curl pattern. It’s not fashion, it’s DNA!

Models: Sarah Alcantara, Carolina Carvalho, Aline Sales, Elisabete Priscilla, Jaai Costa,
Simone Santos, Débora Santos, Ana Santos
Production: Matthew Aquino
Assistance: Marco Menezes

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