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Julian Cisterna’s St. Philip’s Plaza Portrait Session

Julian Cisterna, a bodybuilder and nursing student, created a relaxed portrait series at St. Philip’s Plaza in Tucson.

May 9, 2022 11 photographs

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Julian Cisterna reclines on the edge of a stone fountain in a wide portrait, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna poses in a close vertical portrait beside a stone fountain, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna sits on brightly painted tile steps while holding a cigar, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna stands against a blue sky beside a black stair railing, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna walks along an open-air balcony beside a black railing, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

About the shoot

Photographs built around the people in them

The session focused on Julian’s personality outside of school and training. We used the plaza’s varied architecture and landscaping to create a polished set of lifestyle portraits with a relaxed, confident tone.

Julian Cisterna sits beside a round metal table and looks toward the camera, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna sits without the hat and faces the camera beside a round metal table, wearing sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna smokes a cigar beside a black lamppost and flowering branches, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna smokes a cigar beside a spraying stone fountain, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

Julian Cisterna holds a cigar beside vivid bougainvillea in a close portrait, wearing a straw hat, sunglasses, a patterned short-sleeve shirt, and light shorts.

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