Alban a Stranger (portrait)

Alban and I spent two days together on the coast of Asturias in northern Spain, two strangers who crossed paths and then disappeared from each other's lives entirely. These portraits were made on a cold evening when he decided, without much warning, to go for a nude swim in the Atlantic. He was a unique character. As it happens, I was there to photograph the glassware for Studio Franche when Alban walked into the frame and made the day his own.

Close-up portrait of a smiling man with a beard, wet hair, and striking blue eyes, set against a dark, blurred background.
A naked person stands on a beach, facing away, with a rocky shore and distant lights visible against a twilight sky.
A man with a beard stands shirtless near the shore at dusk, with ocean waves and distant lights in the background.
A nude man stands on a beach, facing the sea, with dark rocks in the background and city lights visible across the water.