South Beach, MiamiOctober 18, 2026

A long lunch, no hurry

Kaethia_The ArtistMaellis_The DirectorFlorence_The Photographer

A long lunch outside, in no hurry at all. Cold glass, warm plate, people passing by. Everyone carries a light, and some afternoons I just sit and watch them go by.

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Sunday is her day off, so I invited her to lunch at a small independent spot in South Beach, outside at a table with no hurry. This is an extra post between the Wednesday and Saturday ones, just a slow meal and a look around.

Four frames of one slow Sunday lunch on Española Way: the cold glass, the plate, the end of the meal, and a long look down the street. I stayed mostly at her eye height with the 50mm, wide open, so she and the table stay sharp while the street goes soft, and took one frame from across the tables with the longer lens. I chose Portra 400 for its gentle skin and warm light. The shade was bright and even, and I kept the poses different each time so the meal feels unhurried.

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Cold lemonade, an unhurried look up the street.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/4000
ISO: 400
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 1, frame 32
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: October 18, 2026, 10:20 AM
Light: open shade

Sunday lunch on Española Way: a cold lemonade in both hands and her eyes on the people passing. I kept her sharp and let the awning and the street fall away behind.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_

Kaethia_ smiles with her eyes lowered as she lifts a forkful of spaghetti from a plate on a wooden table, sunglasses resting on her dark hair, in soft dappled light. — Right now, the pasta has all of my attention.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f/1.4
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/4000
ISO: 400
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 1, frame 33
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: October 18, 2026, 10:22 AM
Light: open shade

The plate had her full attention, and I let it have mine. Dappled light on the old wooden table, the street melting into warm circles behind her.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_

Chin on my hand, watching the afternoon go by.

About this photograph

Camera: Kaexa K1
Lens: AF DC-Nikkor 135mm f/2D
Aperture: f/2
Shutter: 1/4000
ISO: 400
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Format: 35 mm
Roll and frame: Roll 1, frame 35
Place: South Beach, Miami
Time taken: October 18, 2026, 10:26 AM
Light: open shade

A pause between bites, chin on her hand, watching something down the street. I stood a few tables back so the lunch crowd could dissolve into soft light around her.

Photograph: Antoine Florence_