Coco Amardeil, currently lives in Paris, was born in Toronto, grew up between London, San Paolo and Montréal. Coco Amardeil’s photographs share a unique quality of creative, spontaneous and staggered. She photographs in the field of fashion, decoration and contemporary art. Her recent series “Come Hell or High Water”, captures the moment a body emerges from the water. See more of Coco Amardeil’s work here.

Interviewed by Margaret Warburton

There is a dramatic simplicity to Come Hell or High Water, what lead you to create such personal portraits?

I was drawn in by the kids. The millenials are an age group that fascinate me - they are so often criticized for being either ‘entitled’ or too driven - it seems like they can’t win, during a transitional period of their lives that is already challenging.

Can you talk about the meaning behind the title of Come Hell or High Water?

It means surviving or staying afloat…what these kids are doing amidst an abundance of information, selfie culture, and media scrutiny in an incredibly challenging global economic situation.