South Beach, MiamiNovember 1, 2026

Slow lunch, cold coffee, no hurry

Kaethia_The ArtistMaellis_The DirectorFlorence_The Photographer

Lunch started slowly. Spaghetti with basil on top, a fork in my hand, the street going soft behind me. I tore the bread by hand and laughed at something I won't explain. Then the plate was empty, the coffee sat there going cold, and I stayed anyway, watching people walk by.

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I invited Kaethia_ to a slow Sunday lunch at an independent spot in South Beach, outside, with nowhere to be afterwards. It's a small weekly habit we're starting: the same unhurried table, a different place each time.

I wanted a Sunday lunch told in small gestures: the fork, the glass, the bread, the look up at the street. The 85mm wide open kept her and the table sharp while the passers-by softened, and Portra 400 held the warm skin and terracotta in the open shade.

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Kaethia_ sits at an outdoor table looking down with a small smile at a plate of spaghetti with basil, holding a gold fork, a blurred street and string lights behind her. — First forkful, passers-by blurred behind me.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: Nikkor-H Auto 85mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/4000
ISO: 400
Film: Portra 400_
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 2, frame 23
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: November 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Light: open shade

A Sunday lunch with nowhere to be: she watches her fork, the street going on behind her in soft colour. I kept the lens wide open so her hands and the plate stay clear while the strollers melt away.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_

Between bites, I watched the street.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: Nikkor-H Auto 85mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/4000
ISO: 400
Film: Portra 400_
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 2, frame 25
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: November 1, 2026, 12:32 PM
Light: open shade

A pause between bites, a glass of water and the street to look at. I turned her to profile so what she watches stays in the frame, softly out of focus.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_

Kaethia_ laughs with her eyes down, holding a torn piece of bread in one hand and touching her hair with the other, at a table with a nearly empty plate. — Bread torn by hand, and a laugh I kept to myself.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: Nikkor-H Auto 85mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/2000
ISO: 400
Film: Portra 400_
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 2, frame 26
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: November 1, 2026, 12:35 PM
Light: open shade

Bread torn by hand and a laugh at something only she heard. I came in close and let the table and the street fall soft around her.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_

Kaethia_ sits relaxed at a round wooden café table with an empty plate and a coffee cup, one arm over the chair back, looking up the street with a soft smile. — Empty plate, cold coffee, no hurry.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: Nikkor-H Auto 85mm f/1.8
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/4000
ISO: 400
Film: Portra 400_
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 2, frame 27
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: November 1, 2026, 12:37 PM
Light: open shade

The end of lunch: an empty plate, a coffee left to cool, and her eyes lifted to the street. Nothing left to do, so I let her sit in it.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_