Private Credit series. Photography by Elizabeth Coetzee
Wall Street’s New ‘Shadow Banks’ Are on a Tear. They Want Your Money
I knew I wanted to take a conceptual approach for our coverage on the private credit industry. Using the term “shadow bank” as a jumping off point, I started imaging a concept with mirrors and reflections to get at the idea of something happen under the surface.
Collaborating with WSJ studio photographer Elizabeth Coetzee and art director Alexandra Citrin-Safadi, we ended up with a final image that spoke to this unregulated industry, considered “white glove” service, existing parallel to the financial world most American’s know. The goal was for something elevated and thought-provoking, and this set the bar for the rest of the art direction for this coverage.
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Why Vanguard, Champion of Low-Fee Investing, Joined the ‘Private Markets’ Craze
The second installment in our series dealt with 401(k) fund managers delving into the private credit world. Continuing with the shadow theme, I wanted the visuals to speak to the allure these traditional money managers were feeling that was motivating their move into private markets.
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Jamie Dimon Says Private Credit Is Dangerous—and He Wants JPMorgan to Get In on It
Next in the series, I wanted to go for a modern, elevated take on a house of mirrors. To achieve this, I printed an image of Jamie Dimon and directed Elizabeth to photograph him through a prism.
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