From Concept to Publication – 'Shadow & Silk' featured in Bold & Beyond Magazine

Some projects begin quietly. Shadow & Silk was one of them.

There was no brief, no client, no publication in mind. Only an idea I had been carrying with me for a long time — a portrait in the spirit of Marlene Dietrich. Reduced. Timeless. Photographed in the visual language of an era in which a single glance could tell an entire story.

A few months later this quiet idea became the cover of Bold & Beyond Magazine, Portrait Issue No. 940, together with a six-page editorial and a personal interview.

This journal entry documents both — the finished publication and the story behind it.

Shadow & Silk — opening spread of the Peter Scholz feature in Bold & Beyond Magazine Portrait Issue No. 940, model Jennifer, makeup by Asquina Attems

Bold & Beyond Magazine — Meet the Photographer, page 5, introducing Peter Scholz from Vienna, Austria, next to a black and white portrait from the Shadow & Silk series

Bold & Beyond Magazine — Shadow & Silk editorial grid of four black and white fine art portraits by Peter Scholz, model Jennifer in a tuxedo and evening dress

Bold & Beyond Magazine — interview with Peter Scholz on trust, authenticity and starting over, page 7, alongside a portrait of Jennifer with black top hat and tailcoat

Bold & Beyond Magazine — closing interview page with Peter Scholz on meaning, people and photography as a second career, page 9, from the Shadow & Silk series

The idea behind the series

Shadow & Silk was created as a very personal fine art series. The starting point was a simple thought: what would a portrait in the spirit of Marlene Dietrich look like today — not as a costume, but as an atmosphere?

The result is a series of quiet, low-key black and white portraits. Deep shadows. Silk. Tuxedo. A single, controlled light source. Everything was reduced until only what really mattered remained: expression, posture, presence.

Model Jennifer carried this idea from the first frame. Makeup artist Asquina Attems gave the look its final, understated precision.

Read the Behind the Lens article "Monochrome Presence".

Why Bold & Beyond

Bold & Beyond Magazine is an international editorial platform that focuses on strong photographic voices — portrait, fashion and fine art. The Portrait Issue No. 940 dedicates a full feature to Shadow & Silk, including cover, editorial spread and a personal interview about my path into photography as a second career.

For me, the publication represents more than a printed page. It shows that a quiet, personal idea can hold its own in an international editorial context — precisely because it is quiet.