Photo of the Day


Love in the Third Dimension

January 7, 2019

By Stacey Goldberg

Photos © Daniela Villarreal

The woman in this photo, Michelle, lives in Mexico and has been best friends with photographer Daniela Villarreal for nearly 15 years. The town of Mina, where this session was held, carries special meaning for their friendship; they’ve explored the region together many times together, Daniela taking landscape photos and Michelle studying the fossils and rocks.

Michelle has been dating, Olivier, who lives in France, for eight years—long distance. The couple is planning to move to Madrid together, so Michelle wanted to take Olivier to Mina so she could say goodbye to it, and so he could see one of her favorite places. “It was really special,” notes Villarreal, who tagged along to take couples photos for them. “Olivier loved the place and Michelle wanted a picture that represented their unexpected love. They’re both adventurous at heart, so they added 3D lenses to show that they look at the world in a different way.”

(Captured using a Canon 6D Mark II with a 17-40mm f/4 USM lens.)

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