Strange Paradise

International photography stars, Americans BJ and Richeille Formento form an artistic duo blending photography, cinema, and fashion aesthetics into emotionally charged, narrative-driven works. Their visual universe — glamorous, melancholic, and cinematic — transforms every image into a suspended moment between dream and reality. Richeille oversees artistic direction and styling, while BJ creates the lighting and photography, producing sophisticated images reminiscent of major motion pictures. Their visual explorations span the United States, Japan, Cuba, Mexico, India, Thailand, and France, where they examine identity, desire, nostalgia, sexuality, and social tensions.

Text in English and French.