Fine art photographer Gray Malin has become famous for capturing a color-saturated and enviable version of the world-like aerials of beaches that make you wish you were there and playful renditions of pampered pups in ritzy locations. He is arguably his generation's Slim Aarons (the celebrity photographer whose iconic images captured the midcentury jet set at play). Gray recently trained his eye for beauty and love of vacation destinations on his family's new home near the beaches of Pacific Palisades, CA. "If you look at all my work, you'll see there is a lot of symmetry," he says. "I love composing my interiors in the same style, with symmetric lines and strong composition."
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