Mimi Elashiry has long been a Life Without Andy favourite, and it’s not hard to see why. Since appearing on our humble little website, the self-made babe has appeared everywhere from General Pants Co. to GQ and taken social media by storm. To say that her future is stunningly bright would be a gross understatement.

But while we’re more used to seeing Mimi in front of the lens, she’s also quite the bidding photographer herself. It’s just another tool in her expanding skill set, which has grown to include video hosting and styling. In this edition of Frames, Mimi hands us some of her favourite flicks.

Here’s what she had to say about it:

“My wish is to inspire everyone to lead a happy life, filled with colour, smiles, creativity, expression, freedom, nature and most importantly health. Something i haven’t been able to express through my imagery and short captions on the demented and swiftly flourishing world of Instagram – is my love for photography and my love for writing. When i say this i mean me, myself- Mimi Elashiry actually getting behind a camera and taking photos. However, not just any photos, 35mm film photos. Since age 13, I have loved taking photos on a little Holga or Lomo Fisheye camera. Gotta love those fun plastic gadgets that you end up loosing at some festival after you’ve taken 20 odd photos on them. I finally want to be able to express my love for film photography. On a rainy day i love to scroll through Henrik Purienne’s Instagram and marvel at his unpretentious, raw, stunning imagery. Looking at all those gorgeous south-african beach babes also motivates to move my butt and do some exercise.”

“I love film so, so much, because no matter what you take a photo of, it serves as an untouched story teller, in its natural state – just like the organic, raw foods we love to eat. Film photos possess a certain energy, a vibration higher than a digital edited image- because your film camera has captured the truth- 100% raw, organic truth.”