I’ve titled this series “Your Choice.”

At some point, each of us tries on a crown. But what matters isn’t how you came to possess it—it’s who you become you put it on.

Power and unbridled license—versus conscience, empathy, and staying true to yourself…

The higher you climb, the harder it becomes to remember who you are without it.

Life is so unpredictable…

and the radiance of a crown can, in an instant, fade into the shadows of a stockade.

Shot at Good Girl Studio

Model: Ivan Lavrinenko

Concept, styling, and photography: Alena Novgorodtseva