Pohjaniemi provided the sheer umbrella and had the models' hair wound in chopsticks, but it was the way Susie and Hiromi connected that made the images work. "Susie, older than Hiromi, clearly took the tender moment in her hands and it almost felt like he was responsible for her younger partner like a mother figure," says Pohjaniemi.

"It was a moment that made me hold my breath until I ran out of film. Every woman has these natural things they do when they don't think about the camera. These small precious natural moves and non-choreographed moments are priceless and cannot be reproduced."