Siren w/ Frankie Wonga
Creative Direction + Photography + Visual Art  /  2024

Siren

Creative Director  ·  Photographer  ·  Editor

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Year
2024
Context
Drag Race Thailand
Season 3 Winner
Project Overview

Siren — a high-concept, fine-art transformation manifesting a mythological aquatic entity through physical craftsmanship and advanced digital world-building.

Developed as an exclusive Halloween-themed editorial for Frankie Wonga — Drag Race Thailand Season 3 winner. The project pushes the boundaries of drag portraiture, moving beyond glamour to execute a deeply atmospheric and unsettling visual metamorphosis.

01
Studio Execution & Cinematic Lighting

Controlled studio.
Uncontrolled depth.

Using a minimalist plain white background, the photography focused entirely on the intricate details of the Rachata Rakkaew designer gown, hyper-realistic FakeFX prosthetics, and Frankie's deliberate, fluid performance choreography.

Highly directional, dramatic lighting captured a high-fidelity 'underwater' quality — highlighting the textures of raw flesh, iridescent fabrics, and emerging biological elements.

02
Advanced Digital Manipulation

Studio replaced.
Ocean constructed.

Beyond standard color grading, I engineered bespoke, immersive underwater landscapes — digitally replacing the studio background with dense aquatic environments, refracted light caustics, and customized marine flora.

By sculpting atmospheric depth and integrating multi-layered textures of barnacles, scales, and ocean debris directly onto the physical forms, the final imagery achieved a seamless, museum-quality visual experience.

Siren Awakens.
Outcome
An exclusive fine-art editorial for Drag Race Thailand Season 3 winner Frankie Wonga — pushing the boundaries of drag portraiture through advanced digital world-building and seamless physical-to-digital transformation.
Behind the Scenes
BTS polaroid 1
BTS polaroid 2
Team Credits
Creative Direction & Photography@terrrekhov  @terekhov.photography
Dress@rachatarakkaew
SFX@fakefx1
Backstage@polina.withstyle
Contact
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