Birkenstock Australia x Vanessa Franklin

Lifestyle Photography

A day in the life of an artist-in-residence

Birkenstock Australia commissioned me to photograph Bondi Pavilion’s artist-in-residence Vanessa Franklin, documenting her creative practice and the body of work she was developing in response to Bondi’s landscape and community. Working across still photography and short-form video, I created a library of content capturing Vanessa in her studio space, alongside the textures, materials and moments that shape her process. The resulting imagery was produced for Birkenstock Australia’s website and social media channels.

Mini shoot / August 2026

Close-up of artist painting a canvas with a pallete knife using blue paint
An artist wears baby pink Birki Flow Birkenstock shoes whilst painting
Vanessa Franklin surrounded by paintings in her artist studio on a sunny day
An artist's paint palette and table of paint tubs
An artist paints
Standing outside Bondi Pavilion main entrance
Standing at Bondi Beach boardwalk looking out to sea
Portrait of artist Vanessa Franklin wearing a white cotton outfit, sitting on the floor of her studio holding a paint palette, surrounded by paintings, and wearing pink Birkenstock footwear
Portrait of artist Vanessa Franklin wearing a white cotton outfit, sitting on the floor of her studio holding a paint palette, surrounded by paintings, and wearing pink Birkenstock footwear
In an artist's studio, wearing white cotton pants with pink Birki Flow Birkenstock shoes
Painting in the sun
Artist Vanessa Franklin paints on location at Bondi Beach
Black suede Birkenstock shoes