JACK EKKER
Outer Soul


This series explores how a feeling might look if you could step into it. I cast people I barely know, on purpose, to keep projection, surprise, and truth in play. Each portrait pairs a stranger with a location and wardrobe chosen to reflect or challenge their inner state.

Styling serves the feeling. It strikes like a tuning fork. I push place, pose, and persona beyond the expected so the mood lands clean. Some frames are tender, some slightly dissonant, and all aim at earned beauty. These are not biographies. They are mirrors at an angle, inviting your own weather into the scene.

All shot on a Hasselblad 501cm with Kodak Portra 400

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