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Quiet Waiter - Blue Forever // By Lana Del Rey // Directed by Michael Orso

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A Vintage Take on Modern Swimwear

In collaboration with Costa Rican model Adriana Mora sporting a Lali and Layla bathing suit, Michael Orso directed and shot this upbeat vintage take on modern swimwear. The video was shot using a Beaulieu 4008 zmii super 8 camera on kodak 50D. The camera was handed down to Michael from his grandfather who originally bought it in the late 1970s. This film was shot at the Esperanza resort in Cabo San Lucas, Baja Mexico.

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Days in the Sun

The story of nostalgia love and reminiscing on adventurous summer days. Song: Days in the Sun - Zigger Alberts Featuring Costa Rican model Adriana Mora. Shot on super 8 - Beaulieu 4008zmii, Kodak 50D

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The City Voyeur

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I'd Never Have You Again...

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You Were Here, Now You're Gone: Adriana Mora

A simple exploration of how memories of former lovers feel. This video, featuring Adriana Mora, and directed by Michael Orso AKA Orsification, using Kodak Tri-X film shot on a Beaulieu 4008 zmii.

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The Austrian Love Affair

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A Second in Love: Moa Aberg

Do you know the ephemeral feeling of falling it love? The way that it slips through your fingertips like sand? Feel that feeling with this short piece of visual poetry with IMG Model's Moa Aberg, shot by Michael Orso AKA Orsification at The Thompson in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. This was shot using Kodak Vision Film on a Beaulieu 4008 zmii.

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Julianne Boutique - Social Ad

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Orsification x Xhesika Berberi x Dior

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Michael Orso

May 6, 2021
10 min

Icons of Mustique: The Making of Michael Orso's Debut Photography Show

Background: In September of 2020, I was invited by one of my closest friends to join him for two weeks at his home in Mustique - an...

What Can You Say About Our Dead Country?

Michael Orsification

Jan 7, 2021
2 min

What Can You Say About Our Dead Country?

America, I am not here to say what you already know about the body of our country: That whatever shards of democratic glass remained...

Capturing Dior 1950s Glamour in Central Park on New York City's First Snowfall with Xhesika Berberi

Michael Orso

Dec 28, 2020
5 min

Capturing Dior 1950s Glamour in Central Park on New York City's First Snowfall with Xhesika Berberi

It was 10pm on Thursday, December 17th and my test shoot with a local New York City modeling agency had been cancelled because the city...

In Review: The #DANCELIKEMANDELA Campaign

Michael Orso

Jul 18, 2020
4 min

In Review: The #DANCELIKEMANDELA Campaign

Exactly two years ago - July 18th, 2018 - marked the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela, one of the history's greatest leaders, social activis

Rick Owens, Sacai, The Row: Three Takes on High Fashion With Julianne Boutique

Michael Orso

Jul 9, 2020
2 min

Rick Owens, Sacai, The Row: Three Takes on High Fashion With Julianne Boutique

Michael 'Orsification' Orso photographs Rick Owens, Sacai, and The Row in partnership with the niche high fashion shop - Julianne Boutique

Selected Images from Four Photoshoots with Free People During COVID

Michael Orso

Jul 5, 2020
1 min

Selected Images from Four Photoshoots with Free People During COVID

Throughout COVID, in collaboration with model Brooke Perry and women's brand Free People, here are my favorite pictures of almost 100 looks.

Alone at the Abandoned Manor with Adriana Mora and Caroline Constas

Michael Orso

Jul 5, 2020
1 min

Alone at the Abandoned Manor with Adriana Mora and Caroline Constas

Shot at an abandoned 20 acre mansion in Sands Point, New York, Michael Orso and Adriana Mora photograph this bold Caroline Constas.

PRETTY GIRLS BY IANN DIOR FROM NEW ALBUM I'M GONE: VIDEO BY ORSIFICATION OUT NOW

Michael Orso

Jun 12, 2020
1 min

PRETTY GIRLS BY IANN DIOR FROM NEW ALBUM I'M GONE: VIDEO BY ORSIFICATION OUT NOW

Here's the music video I shot for Pretty Girls by Iann Dior off his new album I'M GONE¡!

Here's How You Can Help Pass the Safer NY Act

Michael Orso

Jun 3, 2020
1 min

Here's How You Can Help Pass the Safer NY Act

Passing the Safer NY Act can help reform the policing system in New York State by creating transparency into police misconduct and displine.

Powerful Images From New York City's Black Lives Matter Protests

Michael Orso

May 31, 2020
2 min

Powerful Images From New York City's Black Lives Matter Protests

I spent the day protesting in New York City at the Black Lives Matter protest where I captured a number of powerful photographs.

The Maya Angelou Mural Festival: One Year Later

Michael Orso

May 17, 2020
2 min

The Maya Angelou Mural Festival: One Year Later

A year ago, under the vision of Branded Arts, we threw the#MayaAngelouMuralFestival where we transformed the environment for a generation...

Michael Orso

Apr 26, 2020
1 min

Don't Wait For Yesterday

"Don't Wait For Yesterday" is a poem written by Purpose the Poet (Michael Orso) to inspire action in the face of Coronavirus (Covid-19).

Michael Orso

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

Urban Outfitters #AtHomeWithUO Campaign: Featuring Adriana Mora Shot By Michael Orso

Urban Outfitters #AtHomeWithUO Campaign: Featuring Adriana Mora Shot By Michael Orso during the great lockdown quarantine in April of 2020.

Michael Orso

Sep 5, 2019
6 min

Purpose Casts: Isha van Dijk

Orsification got the chance to interview and capture a series of photographs of Isha van Dijk, the Dutch instagram model and founder/creativ

How a Bunch of Kids Built a Skatepark: The story of my first experience in activism when I was 12

Michael Orso

Aug 2, 2019
3 min

How a Bunch of Kids Built a Skatepark: The story of my first experience in activism when I was 12

How a Bunch of Kids Built a Skatepark: The story of my first experience in activism when I was 12 years old

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