Photographer: Masha Ru | Illustrator: Olga Ganzha | Stylist: Fedy Auguste
Make-up: Esther Auguste | Hair: Trinita A. Cadet | Model: Alex (Fusion NYC)
My work in Nieuwspoort in Den Haag. The exposition ‘Water beweegt je’ is organized by Unie van Waterschappen. Photo by Petra van Velzen
Model: Catherine Peters
Make-up: Marina Filimon (www.hairandmakeup4u.nl)
Swim suits brand: www.EmpressBrasil.com
Concept / photography / styling Masha Ru, Vwede Swan, Olga Ganzha
Complete story is in TwentyTen magazine, issue 9
Concept, photography, styling MASHA RU & OLIA GANZHA
Caroline Brugman (ELLE): Serie met een sterk concept, geënsceneerde scènes gecombineerd met beelden van een beveiligingscamera van dezelfde straat. Met een specifiekere styling zou dit idee heel geschikt zijn als modeserie.
“Two-years contract”, a couple of pages from my iPhone diary book
Erik Vroons (GUP magazine): Fotografie is soms ook therapie. Een dagboek kan nuttig zijn om weer eens te kijken wie je ook alweer was toen. Aan emotie doet de camera zelf niet, hij registreert alleen. Des te beter kunnen we daarom nu kijken naar deze geordende desoriëntatie.
PHOTOS Masha Ru, Vika Ushkanova, MODEL Stephan Vermeulen @ Androgyn Models
original photos in TWENTYTEN magazine, Issue 8
within TECHNO-LOGICAL project
PHOTO Masha Ru | STYLING Naomi Oostveen | MODEL Melisse Lis
MAKEUP&HAIR Karin Broos (Visagietotaal) | PH.ASS. Alex&Bagdan
Expo @Amsterdam Grachtenhuis (From 1st April 2011)
MODEL Catherine Peters | MAKE-UP&HAIR Marina Filimon
Empress Brasil, collection 2011
This series of photos shows one day in one person’s life. The photos are in chronological order. Every picture shows one particular fragment: waking up in bed, checking emails, going to work, meeting up with friends, etc. The photos are in documentary style, but in fact they are not documentary at all. Every photo is staged and posed. The subject is picking their nose in every picture, when nobody is looking (although sometimes there are other people present, they are preoccupied with their own things). In fact, the person in the photos is me. And picking my nose is an addiction that I’ve had my whole life. A lot of people around me do not notice it, although of course those who are close to me do.
With this series I wanted to show how I deal with this addiction in my everyday environment. I also wanted to understand it better and to overcome it. But so far it has not helped me. I really hope that this series helps other people to start looking at their own addictions… Or at least make them laugh or smile at me. And if you know of any way to kick this habit, please let me know!
