Mikhailia Petersen is an independent, multi-faceted South African creative with skills in the fields of styling, creative direction, and stills production. She cultivates layered projects and work which is narrative-based, thematic, inspired by a documentary approach, and guided by culture and love for people. She gravitates towards the emotive, harnessing elements of history, colour, and the lived archive of those who surround her and the individuals she works with and shoots.