Natural Pursuits gatherings usually take place in spaces that feel familiar. That’s intentional. We want everyone to be able to imagine they could recreate it in their own lives. That’s why, most of the time, it’s naked people gathered in living rooms, chatting and sharing a drink. This night was different. A vintage clothing studio

Natural Pursuits has thrown a lot of holiday parties over the years, and our Polaroid camera has become part of the ritual. We hand it off to whoever wants it, and the results are always the same: quick, unposed snapshots that feel more like memories than portraits. This week, we pulled together the Polaroids from

These portraits were taken at a holiday event in 2022 and photographed by Roberto De Luna. The soft refractions and repeated outlines give the images a dreamlike quality that feels linked to how holidays are often remembered. Holiday advertising and other images that tell us how the season “should” look use similar tools. Bright light.

It is the weekend after Thanksgiving, that brief pause before everything starts moving fast. The first stretch of December stacks work deadlines, social events, travel prep, gift buying, and cooking. It is a lot to juggle, and, for a lot of people, the pace is exhausting. As a counterpoint, we pulled a set of never-before-seen