Chanel, seated across from her, laughs. “And I’m trying to make her break. She wants me still. I refuse.”
“We’ll figure it out on the day,” Gal says. chanel camryn, gal ritchie
“We don’t have boundaries,” Gal says. “Everyone talks about work-life balance. We have work-life integration . Chanel sleeps on my couch when she’s between apartments. I edit her audition tapes. We fight about exposure and shutter speed the way couples fight about dishes.” Chanel, seated across from her, laughs
They operate as a . Gal shoots, directs, and edits. Chanel moves, models, and co-directs the narrative. They split everything 50/50. When a luxury sneaker brand comes calling, they don’t ask for a brief—they pitch a world. I refuse
“They loved it,” Chanel says, smirking. Ask them how they avoid creative burnout or personal friction, and the answer is uncomfortably honest.
“I was nervous,” Chanel admits. “I had worked with a lot of photographers who wanted me to do the same three moves. ‘Do the thing, Chanel. Do the viral thing.’ Gal didn’t even ask me to dance. She asked me to stand still and look at a crack in the wall.”