“I’ve always loved having an obstacle course,” says stylist Katie Burnett over the phone from her Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, apartment, where she’s been self-isolating for the past month.

 

Naturally, her images, which she shares with her 15,000 followers on Instagram, have begun to catch the eye of brands eager to find a way to create content in the midst of the pandemic. Last month, she shot a campaign for the jewelry label Agmes. For Burnett, the thrill, or perhaps even magic, has come from transforming the confines of quarantine into a space for creative experimentation. “I can try a bunch of different things, or quickly work on something, and then drop it,” explains Burnett, who’s also started painting shapewear and is collaborating on a book with a friend in London. For once, “There’s no pressure. It’s been really fun to just play.”