Call to Submit: 2026 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award
Submission Photography

The Gilded Outsider

There is a profound tension in seeing the surreal meet the mundane. In this series, we took the "gold-flake" artistry out of the studio and into the raw, unpolished corners of Madrid. A study of the "masks" we wear—even the most beautiful, glittering exterior stands in stark contrast to the cold light of urban reality.


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The Gilded Outsider

There is a profound tension in seeing the surreal meet the mundane. In this series, we took the “gold-flake” artistry out of the studio and into the raw, unpolished corners of Madrid. A study of the “masks” we wear—even the most beautiful, glittering exterior stands in stark contrast to the cold light of urban reality.