A quiet goodbye to old Ray-Bans
Part still life, part product photography, part love letter to a pair of sunglasses that earned every scratch. Also an excuse to test a new lens.
Some photo sessions don't have a client. Some are just between you and something you own.
These Ray-Bans have been with me for years. Through Dubai summers and Bangalore monsoons, through two broken cases and one dropped pool visit they somehow survived. The rubber has softened around the bridge. The matte coating is slightly worn where my fingers always land. The right hinge clicks differently from the left. They are, in every measurable way, used — and that's exactly what I wanted to photograph.
I had a new lens to test. A fast prime — the kind that can make a sunglass logo look like a mountain range. So I poured a coffee, put the glasses on the table, and shot them the way you'd shoot a product, but with the patience and lighting of a portrait.
Part product photography, part still life, part quiet goodbye to a thing that's earned its wear. Mostly just a good excuse to play with new glass.