Akila Berjaoui

 

Akila Berjaoui's film photography takes us to breathtaking seaside locations, from her hometown of Sydney, to the bathing hotspots of Italy, France and Brazil.

Her photography captures sand, sun, water—or a combination of all three, much in the tradition of Slim Arons, Bruce Weber, Claude Nori, and Juergen Teller—all of whom she regards as influences on her work.

Akila Berjaoui’s sun-streamed photographs of bathing beauties are steeped with the heady colours of late 70s and early 80s photography. Her film photographs seem to emerge from another time; every detail is rich in the romance of 20th century travel, right down to the Campari red beach brollies, sporty Speedos and azure-striped sun loungers dotting pristine, almost tourist-free white coves. Even the bodies – the soft curves and sandy tan lines of Berjaoui’s often unsuspecting subjects – hark back to a pre-selfie era.

Ferrari by Akila Berjaoui. A film photograph of blue ocean water with a bright red speed boat on the water.
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Capri Slumbers by Akila Berjaoui. Two bronze beachgoers sleep on the rocky beach of Capri. With a woven beach bag and newspaper nearby, the girl wears a hot pink bikini and the boy wears blue shorts.
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Beach Equipped by Akila Berjaoui. A film photograph of a beach scene with blue striped sun umbrella, deck chair, newspaper and bikini tops drying on the rocks.
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La Piscine by Akila Berjaoui - Three lounging bathers on the beach in bikinis.
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Burning Up by Akila Berjaoui. A candid, film photograph of two girls at the beach in white bikinis.
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Summer Wine by Akila Berjaoui. A film photograph of a blue, glittering ocean, captured from a high vantage point. A sole yacht sails through the calm waters.
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Positano by Akila Berjaoui - Captured on film, this landscape photograph features a sun-filled beach setting with beautiful buildings in the distance in terracotta tones
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Flower Power by Akila Berjaoui. A close up film photograph of a girl wearing floral bikini bottoms, sitting on the sand.
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Looking Forward by Akila Berjaoui. An out of focus, film photograph of a girl close up. She is leaning to the side and the glittering water of the ocean is in the background.
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Looking Back by Akila Berjaoui. An out of focus film photograph of a girl in bikini top looking oiut over the water from the back of a boat.
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