Bryony ColesPublished on Vogue's website, the photo shoot took place at a property on Lawrence Hill in Londonderry and featured Saoirse-Monica Jackson, as well as local talentNormally, having your work featured in Vogue is reserved for top industry names but for one photographer, that dream became a reality.
Bryony Coles, from Belfast said it was "truly insane" to find out a photoshoot she had organised with Derry Girls actor Saoirse-Monica Jackson would feature in Vogue.
The photoshoot, published on the fashion magazine's website, took place at a property on Lawrence Hill in Londonderry and showcased local creative talent.
"Needless to say the group chat was on fire that day," Coles said.
"One of those people I have always wanted to work with was Saoirse. I'd like to say there was an official way that this came about, but in reality, I reached out to her on Instagram asking her if she would like to do a photoshoot with me."
She said she felt "imposter syndrome" thinking that she "would never reply and it would just result in going into her message requests".
To her surprise, she said she "loved my work and would really like to work with me".
Livi CreightonColes has been a photographer for more than 10 yearsThe location was found by Coles on a house buying website, and the sellers agreed to allow the photoshoot to take place.
But then the whole thing really took off.
Jacksons' PR Team told Coles that they had secured an interview with Vogue and they would like the photos to be used in that piece.
She said: "We had no inkling that the shoot was going to be used for Vogue."
Bryony ColesLocal creatives styled Jackson for the shoot'My dream to work with Vogue'
The Vogue article features Jackson reflecting on her rise to fame in Derry Girls, her diverse roles in theatre, television and film, and her reunion with series creator Lisa McGee for the new show How to Get to Heaven From Belfast.
Coles said: "It was a hard secret to keep as we weren't able to share anything until Vogue did.
"At some points we wondered if it was even going to happen, but when the article finally dropped, we all went a bit mad sharing posts.
"It was my dream to work with Vogue and have my 'Devil Wears Prada' moment so to be able to now say that I am a Vogue-published photographer, truly is insane."
Bryony Coles"She loved my work and would really like to work with me"Coles is a real champion of home-grown talent on the island of Ireland and in more than 10 years in photography, "the strongest work I have created has been right here at home".
Newry-born Caolum McCabe and Karen Hegarty from a rural community in the Sperrin Mountains made bespoke, tailored pieces for the Derry girl to wear in the photoshoot.
"We were all just super stoked to be working with Saoirse as each one of us admires her and her work," Coles said.
Bryony ColesAoife Boyle was the makeup artist and Roisin McMenamin did hairTrainee hairdresser Roisin McMenamin described having her work showcased in Vogue, and alongside Jackson, as a "real "pinch-yourself moment".
Roisin McMenaminRoisin McMenamin says not many hairdressers, let alone those still in training, can say they worked on a Vogue fashion shoot 'Saoirse was just so lovely, so down to earth'
Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle's North West Today, McMenamin, from Strabane, County Tyrone, said she got a phone call out of the blue from a cousin working on the photoshoot.
"Not many hairstylists, especially whenever you're still a junior hair stylist still training, would get into Vogue," she said.
"Saoirse was just so lovely, so down to earth, so that made it a lot easier - I would do the whole day again in a heartbeat."
McMenamin said the styling of Jackson's hair was a collaborative effort to achieve the look .
"We were very well prepared and made sure everything just went right."
She added: "The creative scene here is really talented and it is great that we are being recognised, you don't need to move away from home to be recognised by the big brands."
Aoife BoyleAoife Boyle says being on a Vogue photoshoot was a fantastic experience Aoife Boyle, a bridal make-up artist from Ballyshannon, County Donegal, became involved with the project through social media.
"To see all our names credited under the photographs is a very proud moment. It's like a faraway dream - something you would never have thought would happen. It's just surreal."
Boyle said everything was done in collaboration with the different teams to achieve the desired look.
"You look at the clothes, the location, and the backgrounds you are working with. I also did a lot of my own research on the make-up, about how Saoirse likes to wear her make up.
"When she sat down, I asked her what she disliked so I knew what to avoid, because you want her to like it, more than anything."
