The Possible Dream
Nature is not background here; it is protagonist, therapist, witness, ally. It is the space where judgement falls silent and it becomes possible to loosen one’s defences, to stop performing, to breathe again. This book is a celebration of love, life, freedom, equality and unpretentious beauty. It is an ode to a specific moment in the year: the end of summer, when the heat softens, tourists disappear and places return to those who truly inhabit them. It is also an act of gratitude toward the landscapes that made this inner transformation possible, and toward a planet that can no longer tolerate our maximalism. The Possible Dream is exactly that: a possible dream.
Akila Berjaoui’s incredibly sensual photographs often feature sand, sun, water—or a combination of all three. This highly sought-after fashion photographer, armed with her favourite analogue cameras, takes us to breathtaking seaside locations.