Photographer and film director Stephie Devred loves capturing the essence of the human gaze and the vulnerability that lies beneath it, the natural and sometimes awkward movements of the body.

'KUHANE O TE AKI' is a book showcasing images captured in French Polynesia. It attempts to convey my understandings and feelings of ‘mana’, defined as an electric fluid that influences people and permeates these island lands. It is an ode to freedom in mysterious and intimate atmospheres.”