Solace | Mariana

At The Vault Stock, we’ve got a thing for the quiet stuff. The offcuts. The still moments that sometimes pass us by in between the chaos of our lives. This collection is full of those, the kind of photos that don’t beg for the spotlight, they just sit there, honest and low key, after a long day doing life, they are the best kind of moments.

“This collection is a quiet celebration of the in between. It’s made up of images I captured while paying close attention to the ordinary, shadows on the wall, fruit on the table, soap on skin, morning light through a curtain. These photos came to life not through big concepts or elaborate setups, but through slowness and presence.

They were mostly taken in my home or on walks nearby, places that don’t shout, but hum. There’s a kind of softness and clarity I’m always chasing in my work, and these images feel like little echoes of that search. Some carry warmth and texture, others feel more still and cool. But all of them share an intention: to hold space for beauty in the small and overlooked.

I hope this collection invites others to slow down, to notice what’s already around them, and to find their own meaning in the pause between moments.” - Mariana