The Aesthete & Dérive Publication is a digital, and occasionally physical, publication from artist Oliver Endahl.

Oliver Endahl is a professional photographer and digital artist. Best known for his award winning “Ballet Zaida” project. After retiring from ballet, Oliver was an early adaptor to Instagram & was the first dance photographer on the network. Through the years and today, his Ballet Zaida Instagram account regularly sets the standard & aesthetic for dance photography on the internet.

Publications of Oliver’s work include: Vogue, Cosmopolitan, People Magazine, Marie Claire, Elle, Esquire, Los Angeles Patch, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, Thrive Magazine, VegNews Magazine, Vegan Health and Fitness, The Thirty, Alive Magazine, Nation A list Magazine and more.

He has photographed and created ads for a variety of companies including Free People, Etsy, Jamba Juice, and more.

The Aesthete & Dérive publication is Oliver’s current project - Aesthete' referring to the appreciation of beauty, and 'Dérive' representing the French word for an unplanned journey or drift.

The Aesthete & Dérive Publication aims to highlight artists that don’t embrace an overly corporate capitalist paradigm. Oliver wants to enthrall the audience not by manipulating them through algorithmic sensationalism, but through showcasing inspiring artistic work, thoughts and actions.

“The opposite of capitalist consumption is non-monetized artistic creation.” -Oliver Endahl

For all inquiries Email: Oliver@ZaidaPhotography.com