Who live and work together ever since they met during a very cold – even the canals were frozen – night in Amsterdam. Their photography is shot on film and film only. Their subjects revolve around different themes such as intense intimacy, faraway places and now, the female and male forms.

Summer Diary came together in a quite natural way. You can almost see it as the starting point of our photography in general! It all began when Bamboo still had an antique Russian camera from her ex-boyfriend with an old film inside and we started shooting some of our travels. After several years, we had quite a collection of images shot along the Mediterranean. Instead of putting everything online, we felt that a printed book would be a nicer way of sharing and keeping those memories.

The last couple of years, we travelled quite a bit to work on personal as well as commercial projects. These journeys took us to legendary seaside resorts such as St. Tropez (France) and Panarea (Italy), but also to remote places so isolated that they seemed like a world on their own, such as the Italian island of Filicudi. At some point, we felt this was an interesting combination: on the one hand, we kept a pulse on what was happening in some international, cosmopolitan places with a beautiful history, and on the other hand, we experienced a ‘castaway feeling’ to more unknown, isolated places that felt like another space and time.

After our summery, colourful and romantic travel book, we felt it was time to show a more sexual, mysterious and even intimate side of us in the form of a large-format, black and white nude book. It might come as a surprise if you see our first publication but we live in Berlin, a city with lots of freedom on every level, whether it's art, nightlife or sex. Our upcoming series of nudes reflect all of that.

What sets this collection of images apart is the fact that we are together and both of us function as photographers and, at the same time, as subjects. That way, every shot has a very personal view from either Arthur’s or Bamboo’s perspective. Also, the fact that nude imagery (in general), as well as our interpretation, do not bother about fashion, time or place, make our photographs timeless in a certain way.

The process of making this book came to us very organically; some of our images were taken three years ago while others are from last February. Nothing was staged, we took those shots during special moments for us: intimate, raw and real.

While we love working with colour, we chose a black and white approach. This way, the naked form comes out as the main subject, there are no distractions. The contrast of black and white in combination with the visible imperfections of the film gives a certain depth and rhythm to the photographs. Some images are quite abstract and might require a second look, as sometimes it's not clear whether the subject is male or female, or which part of the body is documented. It feels more like a discovery. In other images, it is easier to relate to the situation and get the story we try to tell.

We launched Summer Diary on the island of Hydra (Greece) in collaboration with Athens-based Kennedy Magazine. A big part of the book was shot on the island. We were then invited by our absolute favourite art director, Joachim Baan, to exhibit in this beautiful former daytime theatre in Amsterdam, which we did. As for Privé, we’ll be launching it in Berlin at the end of October. Wait for the details!

We are working on some exciting projects and are shooting fashion more and more.
Apart from this, this summer we have combined city life with living by the seaside to work on various projects: we spent May and June on Formentera (Spain) and August in Hydra (Greece). We always try to live between different places to stay inspired, mix slow and fast paces of life, and keep getting fresh perspectives.