When I first began working with Julia and Lauren Burch in Summer 2019, I was closer with Julia because we helped get her Instagram account back from being disabled before she and her twin sister first came to Los Angeles. Julia was very grateful for that effort. So much of our wonderful influencers' identities are wrapped up in their Instagram accounts. However, after a handful of trips between, August 2019 and November 2019, to Los Angeles, it became clear that Lauren had a unique style that she basically pieced together in her head before building a large TikTok audience around it. The term e-girl near the end of 2019 was relatively new. Also, Tiktok at the end of 2019 had not taken the hold that it has now in global, social media culture. I remember taking fun photos with Lauren in late 2019 and it was quite clear that even though none of our other talent seem to rock the look, Lauren had a unique vision of how she wanted to style herself. Both of the Burch twins are committed vegans, were homeschooled, and are dedicated to their social media success. Pretty much they stay glued to their phones all […]

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Shore Thang founder Zachary Elliot draws on the style of several, more well-known photographers. Both photographers noted below removed themselves from their work and focused on the subject, in stylized and objective ways. Zachary has worked with Lauren Burch, Ellie The Empress, Kashmir Snowdon-Jones, and lots of other notable influencers   Richard Kern Richard Kern is an American filmmaker, photographer, and underground artist known for his controversial and transgressive work. He was born on November 12, 1954, in North Carolina, and later moved to New York City, where he became involved in the downtown art scene. Kern's photography and films often depict explicit sexual content, and he has been associated with the "Cinema of Transgression" movement that emerged in the 1980s. He has directed several independent films, including "Fingered," "Submit to Me Now," and "You Killed Me First." He has also published several books of his photography, including "New York Girls" and "Model Release." Kern's work has been both celebrated and criticized for its provocative and sometimes disturbing subject matter. While some see his work as a bold challenge to societal norms and conventions, others view it as exploitative and misogynistic. Richard Kern has collaborated with various artists, musicians, and […]