Behind the Scenes

How We Shrunk the Cosmos

Art director Nate Bullis and photographer Carlton Canary made a miniature space-scape for our lead story about apples. Because of course they did.

By Nate Bullis November 26, 2019 Published in the December 2019 issue of Seattle Met

Image: Nate Bullis

“In a lot of my work, I try to  create this sort of diorama effect,” says photographer Carlton Canary. Or sometimes, he creates actual dioramas, like the one built with creative partner and stylist Michelle Lateste for the image of floating Cosmic Crisps in our opening story (“One Good Apple,” page 25). Sifted cocoa powder stood in for “space dust” beneath rocks hewn from foam gap filler. Apples dangling from crisscrossing light stands contributed to the cosmic vibe—so did the spray paint fumes.

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