Create a Premium, Minimalist Digital Photobook for a Romantic Gift

I am seeking a highly talented and experienced designer to create a luxury, minimalist digital photobook in PDF format. This project is intended as a special birthday gift, making it a deeply emotional and personal endeavor. The goal is to achieve an elegant, timeless, and cinematic aesthetic, steering clear of any overly cheesy or cluttered designs. The final product should evoke the sophisticated feel of a premium coffee-table book or a high-end wedding album.

Style Requirements:
*  Luxury and minimalist design principles.
*  Elegant, emotional, and editorial feel.
*  Clean layout inspired by Apple-style design.
*  Color Palette: Primarily black and white, with subtle dark blue accents.
*  Generous use of white/negative space.
*  Modern typography.

Elements to Avoid:
*  AI-generated faces or people.
*  Cartoon effects or fake illustrations.
*  Overly decorated collages.
*  Common romantic clichés such as hearts, roses, glitter, or excessive romantic graphics.

Photo Guidelines:
I will provide all original photographs. It is crucial that ONLY these original photos are used. There should be no recreation or modification of faces, nor any replacement with AI-generated individuals. All photos must remain authentic.

Text Guidelines:
All written content will be provided by me. The freelancer is expected to organize this text naturally throughout the pages, ensuring optimal spacing and typography. While typographical improvements are welcome, the meaning and content of the text must not be rewritten or altered.

Deliverables:
*  A print-ready PDF file (A4 portrait orientation).
*  An editable source file, preferably in Canva, or alternatively in Adobe InDesign.
*  All assets must be high-resolution (300 dpi).
*  The photobook should be approximately 15–20 pages in length.

Design References:
The desired aesthetic should align with:
*  Apple product books.
*  Luxury wedding albums.
*  Premium editorial magazines.
*  Minimalist coffee table books.

Cover Design:
The cover should be simple and black, featuring only the title "26." With no subtitle. The overall impression should be one of extreme elegance.

Inside Pages:
The interior layout will feature a mix of large full-page photos, pages containing only a single sentence, pages with only one image, and pages combining images with text. The storytelling throughout the book must be emotional and impactful.

Ending:
The final page of the photobook must exclusively contain the following sentence: "If one day you feel like listening to those old songs again... I'll still remember every lyric." This sentence should be presented with a subtle dark blue detail, as per the color palette.