We asked a handful of our favourite photographers to look back at 2019 and remember it through the photographs they took. From i-D contributions to personal pictures of friends, family and strangers on the street, this is Lola and Pani: My Year in Photos.
Photographers Lola and Pani started shooting as a duo three or so years ago. Lola, originally from Poland, is a self-taught photographer. Pani, originally from Australia, studied photography briefly in Melbourne. Together they live in London and work on a range of different stories, from documentary to editorials, books to exhibitions, as well as running Palm* Studios — a publisher focusing on photography curated and edited by Lola. The work captures the beauty of London, even in its most ordinary corners. For i-D this year they shot the cast of Top Boy, and a series of portraits from London’s only LGBT+ youth centre.
January
Photo from our US road trip earlier this year. Our friend Sirus in California.
February
Portrait of artist Ed Templeton photographed at his home in Huntington Beach California during our studio visit for Palm* Studios. It was a great experience to have an insight into Ed’s life and work space. An artist we have both admired for a long time.
March
Super bloom covering the valleys. We were driving up the coast from Los Angeles to Malibu.
April
We love this moment of Iris and Jyrrel. Photographed at Mile End skate park in London.
May
We try to get out of London as frequently as possible. Here are a couple of cute ponies grazing in the New Forest.
June
Kasper taking a cold swim on the Isle of Sheppey. Rory and Moose on the Isle of Sheppey.
July
Hot springs in Iceland from Lola’s trip in May.
August
Rory photographed in our studio for an ongoing portrait series.
September
Rozi photographed in Poland for our story for Hot Hot Hot! magazine earlier this year. This was the last day Rozi had her braces on and it made the cover! And Zuza and Lottie walking through the woods in Poland.
October
Tyre tracks cover the usually overcrowded Huntington Beach during winter. And our friend Devin.
November
Zuza in Poland. Outtake from Hot Hot Hot! magazine.
December
We street-cast Heather while visiting Pani’s home town in Australia. Love the Superman picking his nose sticker on her phone case.
Credits
All images courtesy Lola and Pani