What is the zap of energy between passing strangers? A fleeting feeling, a spontaneous
glimpse at another world… The zine showcases a time capsule of caught moments, an archival and reference piece for our future selves. Looking at what we wear today, how we wear it and how it makes us feel. Voyeuristic in nature, this is a love letter to the stylists, designers, photographers and forensic lovers of fashion detail of the future.
Captured in Paris over a three-month period early 2024, the feel is undeniably Parisian, as seen through my eyes: a nomadic Australian with a camera. I focused on people who dress themselves for themselves, the most compelling of stylish strangers. We know fashion is cyclical, rolling over between moods and ideas, so the intent was to capture the creative spirit with which people interpret these ideas. Completely unaware
of my camera, which somehow captures the momentary essence of them in a way that I love.

A sought after fashion and lifestyle photographer hailing from Australia. Armed with her favourite analogue cameras, Akila has travelled much of the globe capturing imagery to create an archive under the sun. This time she chose to focus on the city she loves and cherishes the most, Paris, and during a season that isn’t traditionally celebrated for its light. Saturated with the energy and hues of the 90s, Akila Berjaoui’s second
ever publication, CAN YOU SURVIVE MY HEAT AND STILL LOVE ME? channels the atmosphere of a bygone era that many are longing to revive and relive. And in the true essence of the photographer’s style, the captured bodies featured in this zine are often unsuspecting subjects – also hark back to a pre-selfie era.