Illumination – Oliver Halfin & the Leica SL3

Photographer Oliver Halfin travels to New Mexico with the Leica SL3, to collaborate with indigenous creative visionary Amy Denet Deal of 4KINSHIP. Travelling throughout the Diné (Navajo Nation) reservation, amongst the shifting landscapes and co-creating imagery alongside a new wave of indigenous talent, Povi Martinez, Lucaa and Shawn Harrison.

Learn more: leica-camera.com/oliver-halfin-illumination

Credits:
Directed by Oliver Halfin
Written by Oliver Halfin and Jo Kami
Produced by Amy Denet Deal (4KINSHIP)

Featuring:
Oliver Halfin
Povi Martinez
Lucaa
Shawn Harrison
Amy Denet Deal

Director of Photography: Jo Kami
Fashion styling: Amy Denet Deal (4KINSHIP)
Production Assistant: Ben Dawson Silva
Lucaa Management: Ben Dawnson Silva (BDSM Management)
Dance Coordinator: Hilary Palanza (International Museum of Dance)
Camera and Lenses provided by: Leica Camera

Editor: Jo Kami
Sound Design: David Pear
Colourist: Alexander Kibble

Locations:
Monument Valley
Diné Skate Garden
Tsé Bii Ndzisgai

Talent:
Lucaa, a two-spirit Afro-Indigenous artist from A Ni Sa Ho Ni (Cherokee - Blue/Medicine clan) and Arapaho ancestry.
Povi Martinez, Tewa from Poh’Woh’Geh’Owingeh (Pueblo de San Ildefonso).
Shawn Harrison, Diné skater, Diné Skate Garden Project instructor/mentor, and artist.

Designers featured:
Zefren Anderson, Diné Silversmith, Textile & Mixed Media Artist
Peyton Alex, Diné skater and artist
Natasha Brokeshoulder, Diné artist
Esperanza Vintage, curated by Zapotec, Mixtec artist E. Esperanza
Ginew, first Native American Denim, Ojibwe, Oneida and Stockbridge-Munsee
Di’Orr Greenwood, Diné skater, Diné Skate Garden Project instructor/mentor, artist and entrepreneur
Bryan Roessel, Diné Silversmith & Moccasin Maker
Josh Tafoya, Designer, CFDA Interim Member, Indo-Hispano (Genízaro), Chicano, Taoseño
Kellen Trenal, Designer, visual artist, performer, Black American and niimíipuu, Nez Perce
Thundervoice Hat Co, Diné & Totonac Owned Native Fashion
Urban Native Era, Lipan Apache owned Native Fashion Brand
Lily Yeung, Diné Chinese Designer, Central St. Martins
4KINSHIP, Diné owned Sustainable Artwear brand & community