Annika Kafcaloudis was born on the Sunshine Coast, but any tropical aspect to her outlook stops there. As a photographer of deliciously viscous still life and portraiture, she is leading the charge – from her Melbourne base (where she blends in nicely, wearing all black) – towards a moody, broody style of image-making that taps into and channels the design zeitgeist.

Her first monograph, simply titled Book 01, will be launched next week at an exhibition Kafcaloudis has curated of 19 local and international photographers, gathered under the title The Chills.