Wall Street’s New ‘Shadow Banks’ Are on a Tear. They Want Your Money. Photograph by Elizabeth Coetzee
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 that felt unsettling without being overly ominous.
Once I had some ideas in mind, I reached out to WSJ studio photographer Elizabeth Coetzee and art director Alexandra Citrin-Safadi to collaborate. We ended up with a final image that spoke to the idea of this unregulated industry, considered “white glove” service, existing in a parallel universe, unknown to average Americans. It’s elevated and thought-provoking and set the bar for the rest of the art direction for this coverage.
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