Lemper

The photo checks all the boxes of Aaron and Lemper’s friendship: It’s referential — to the creative dynamic between the two, but also to the mediums through which they tell stories.

Aaron, who is also a film photographer, airbrush artist and DJ, wears one of her own designs — an image of a tank top with a sad clown airbrushed on to it — while Lemper, a tattoo artist by trade, showcases one of her signature fine line pieces in the picture.

Since then, Lemper and Aaron have been each other’s sounding board for all things creative and personal — in particular modeling, where they’re both carving out a notable space for themselves in L.A.

Both Lemper and Aaron are artists working in different mediums — from painting and tattooing for Lemper, to airbrush and photography for Aaron.

One image might capture the spirit of Natalia Lemper and Julissa Aaron’s friendship better than any of the others.