As always with Nirrimi Hakanson‘s work, there’s a stirring of mixed emotion to this shoot that can only come down to a quality of youth. This time it feels bittersweet; the test subject, young model Yani at Australian agency Viviens, has deep pools for eyes that the viewer can’t help but get lost in. The sense of youthfulness is also in the enviably long hair…

If somewhere in the depths of her passion and prodigious talent young photographer Nirrimi Hakanson is hiding the ability to fail, maybe just once, at something, I’m yet to see it. Each photo series I come across that’s born under Nirrimi’s hand and eye is packed full of beauty and emotion, the latter being often the hardest thing to capture in a still frame. This…

Shelby Coleman is another one of those models who makes me wish I had freckles. There’s little to this shoot – no fuss, no fancy styling – just Shelby, her gorgeous brown eyes and freckles, and the always-dreamy, always-beautiful photography of Nirrimi Hakanson.

My only criticism of Wunderkind Nirrimi Hakanson is that she doesn’t post nearly enough of her photographs to her blog. As always, this latest series captures something nostalgic about nature and youth.

Super-young and super-talented photographer Nirrimi Hakanson knows how to capture youth because she is youth. The secluded surrounds and clear, shallow water are the calm at the centre of it all; the uncomplicated beauty of youth. Click on the image for the full gallery