ACHEOCTOBER 2011

OCTOBER 2011004 note from ACHE

a letter by the editor-in-chief of ACHE to read-ers of the magazine.

fashion

style icon: ebba zingmarkACHE spoke with ebba zingmark, a sixteen-year-old lover of fashion from umeå, sweden.

nymphan editorial by anabel navarro llorens, featur-ing model aina reij and clothing by devastee.

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deck the hallsACHE’s clothing picks for the holiday sea-son. prepare for the festivities with the right wardrobe!

103bon hivera collection of clothing for winter... look crisp and clean while you stay warm.

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style icon: jenny ongtwenty-two-year-old jenny ong is from los angeles.

005creature comfortfashion editorial by natalie kucken with kayla @ direct.

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gregory euclidewe speak with the tal-ented gregory euclide, bon iver album artist from minnesota.

art

musicwhat we’re listening to: autumnACHE’s playlist for the season, featuring artists like m83, memory-house, and fleet foxes.

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photography

valeria lazarevawe introduce valeria lazareva, twenty-seven-year-old ukrainian photographer.

megan tippsinterview with megan tipps, twenty-six-year-old fashion photog-rapher from houston, texas. megan shot the cover for this issue of ACHE.

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aaron feaverACHE interviews aaron feaver, thirty-three-year-old photographer living in venice, california.

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marina kochetygameet marina, twenty-eight-year-old photogra-pher from ukraine.

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tanya and zhenya posternakinterview with the posternaks, twin sisters from kiev, ukraine.

what we’re listening to: get crunka list of songs, including music by nicki minaj, drake, and gucci mane.

CREDITSjackie luo, editor- in-chie f

jackie fu , editor

cover pic ture by megan tipps , featur-ing model hol le i graves @ muse

pic ture (p.001-002) and pic ture (p. 003-004) by jackie luo

“paranoid” font by kev in yuen kit lo

pic tures in “bon hiver” (p. 045-048) and “deck the hal l s” (p. 103-106) cour tesy of websites l i sted

correction for noah emrich and nicole loher’s feature in the july 2011 i ssue : dress (worn by nicole) by julia cooke

special thanks to ever yone who con-tr ibuted work to the magazine!

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welcome to issue #4 of ACHE magazine! nearly a year ago, jackie fu and i conceived ACHE, a work that has

been growing and improving s ince our f i rst re lease in januar y of this year. we didn’t know much about star t ing a magazine, but our mutual love for fashion and ar t led us to endeavor to create something that

would last . f rom its incept ion to today, ACHE has been a labor of love. ever y three months , a new issue f i l led with people of ta lent and good taste has been released to the world, and the response we have received has been enormously grat i f y ing . contr ibutors and readers

a l ike, thank you for making ACHE happen.

as a lways , ACHE is looking for submiss ions f rom ar t ists , des igners , photographers , wr iters , bloggers , music ians , and more. we’re open to adding writers , photographers , and editors to our staf f , so le t us see

samples of your work!

to submit , send us your fu l l name, age, c ity and state/countr y, and any other informat ion we might need, a long with your work.

weareachemagazine@gmai l .com

keep l iv ing young, keep making ar t , and keep reading ACHE.

love,

jackie luoeditor- in-chief

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meet jenny ong. j enny is a twenty-two-year-old g ir l f rom los angeles , ca l i fornia . her sense of sty le ranges f rom sof t , femi-nine looks to edg y, cool out f its . she t r ies to f ind peace of mind through fashion musings . her blog , f rom the block , i s an ar t ist ic out let to counter the monotonous days she exper iences as a col lege student . f rom the block i s fu l l of gorgeous pic tures , chic c lothing, and interest ing stor ies and comments on l i fe .

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ACHE Magazine: Describe your personal style.Jenny Ong: I feel like I’m a bit tomboyish, a bit girly, laid-back, basic, slightly eccentric. AM: Who has influenced your style the most? How?JO: I’m not so sure if there has been one sole per-son.... I think I look to a lot of bloggers, pick out one or two things I like about each person, and try to incorpo-rate that into my style. Of course, I love Rumi’s (fash-iontoast.com) simple aesthetic... but on the other hand, I love how Jules (sincerelyjules.com) mixes colors and texture to create an equally amazing outfit.AM: What is your favorite magazine? Why?JO: Growing up, I’ve always LOVED InStyle. It just ap-pealed to me because of the layout, the relevant ar-ticles, and the fashion aesthetic. Before, I was just par-tial to InStyle, but lately I’ve also been enjoying Lucky, Vogue, and Nylon.AM: If you had to choose ONE must-have accessory to keep forever, what would it be, and why?JO: Do shoes count? I am utterly obsessed with shoes. If they don’t count, I guess I’d have to say bracelets. I love being able to pile them all on and make my arms look entirely jeweled.AM: What do you hope to achieve in fashion?JO: I have yet to set major goals, but I do hope to dab-ble in it long-term. I enjoy it, and fashion and styling is what really gets me going. I always think about it. So I guess that means something!

AM: What are your favorite runway shows?JO: This is hard! Unfortunately, my memory doesn’t stretch too far back at the moment, so if I had to choose just one... I’d say Chloe S/S 2010. It was the first time I was in awe of the simple eye-pleasing aes-thetic of mere neutrals. Chloe’s muted palette was so simple but chic at the same time, and I knew I wanted to achieve this kind of simplicity in my life. Such great pieces, every single one of them. AM: Which decade would you like to live in, and why?JO: I think living in the 70s would’ve been fun. I feel like that era was engulfed in fun colors, lots of love, and daring cuts – so much freedom to really explore what you love.AM: What is your favorite thing about the place in which you live? How has it affected you?JO: I live in Los Angeles, and I feel like it’s a toned-down version of New York. While I do love New York, I think LA has a different flair that I can definitely appreci-ate. In LA, no one’s really judged for what they wear, so it’s like a warm welcome to personal style. Speaking of “warm,” it’s always sunny here in LA, and even though I’d complain about never getting to wear autumn and winter wear (there is no “real” winter here), I’ve learned to love the constant sunshine. It really puts me in a good mood!AM: Where do you see life taking you?JO: At this point in time, I’m not so sure. I’m in the mid-dle of trying to decide exactly what I want to do, which, of course, is a huge, scary process. I just hope that I make the right decisions and, if I don’t, that I end up happy regardless.

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MEGAN TIPPS

meet megan tipps, cover photographer for this issue of ACHE. her pictures are infused with femininity and softness, and

we’re excited to present our interview with her.

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megan tipps is a twenty-six-year-old fashion photographer from houston, texas. she worked internationally as a model for ten

years and switched to photography just two years ago. her pic-tures, however, are full of depth and richness, and they reveal her

talent and experience in the fashion industry.

ACHE Magazine: What do you try to convey through your work? Why do you photograph?Megan Tipps: I started taking pictures because it made me completely happy and was a way for me to stay connected to my friends and the industry. It really kicked off and just became something natu-ral to me. I try to take photos that the model is as happy with as I am. AM: How long have you been shooting? How has your photography changed since you started?MT: Two years. I think it [my photography] has changed a lot, though I’m still holding on to my style. I bought the camera, started learning, and began shooting the models pretty much simulta-neously. I know I have developed a better under-standing of the girls and what I want out of a shoot. It is still very much a feeling of just understanding a certain level of what works and what doesn’t and where I need to improve. I have so much to learn, though. I’m really just starting, but it’s a really ex-citing thing, considering how positive it has been so far!AM: How would you describe yourself as a person and as a photographer?MT: As a person, fun, awkward at times, quirky. As a photographer, I’m still working out that side of myself, but I’ve always been pretty true to myself, no matter what I am doing. AM: Who or what inspires you?MT: Ah... faces, for sure. I’ll see a face I love and come up with an idea for it. In just life on a daily basis, though, I always see or meet someone who inspires me and opens my mind up a bit. I planned a whole shoot around a Scissor Sisters song!AM: Digital or film? Why?MT: Digital, mostly, right now because of cost effi-ciency. I love film and would like to work more with it in the future, though.

AM: Who is your favorite photographer, and how have you been influenced by his/her work?MT: Oh my gosh, so many. Paolo Roversi, Guy Aroch, Glynis Selina Arban, Chadwick Tyler, Lina Scheynius, Tim Walker, Will Davidson. Mostly, I want to recreate for others the feelings that look-ing at these photographers’ works gave me.AM: You have a background in modeling. Tell us about it. Does that affect your photography? If so, how?MT: Having the modeling experience has definitely affected my photography. It’s a reason I am doing it now. I started modeling in New York at fourteen and have been so lucky to have traveled all over the world with it. The opportunities to work with so many different photographers really put the idea in my head that I would much rather be behind rather than in front of the camera. As frustrating as the industry can be at times, it’s what I know and love. Everything comes with a bit of dysfunctional-ity, and I’m loving the chance to have something so much more positive and fulfilling for me come out of some of the craziness that I went through. I think the modeling background gives the girls I shoot a level of trust in me as well. Having a re-lationship with them as a photographer and as someone who sees the beauty in them has been something I have been so grateful for, especially considering that my relationships with models in the past were always a bit tainted by the fact that we were competitors.AM: How does fashion play into your work?MT: It’s so much of it! As a model, I already had a different perspective on clothes, and now, I have a new one solely based on how things will look on camera. I’ve started buying clothes that I will prob-ably never wear personally but would be sweet for a shoot. Obviously, the fashion background push-es me in that direction. It’s definitely the path I see myself following right now for as long as I can!

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GREGORY EUCLIDE.ACHE Magazine: How did you become involved in art?Gregory Euclide: My father was an art teacher, and my mother is a master gardener. I was taught to observe the natural world and given the opportunity on a regu-lar basis. I think it was a natural extension of my obser-vation to explore through a creative process.AM: We’ve noticed that you frequently use multiple me-diums in your work. Why do you use mixed media in your art?GE: I wanted the work to be a document that blurred some of the modes of representation. I think about na-ture, I grew up watching nature shows on television, I read about landscape, I walk through the woods in my backyard, I visit national parks, I utilize goods and ma-terials pulled from the land – and all of these things are in my mind as I sit down and try to create a landscape painting. I have always been interested in making the invisible visible or blending the micro with the macro. Putting found objects in the work was a way to bring something into the work that was authentic. It was also a way to introduce something of a souvenir into the composition – a nod to the fact that the drawings and paintings are based on memory of experience and not

actual places.AM: What compels you to create?GE: It is how I make sense of my surroundings. I learn through doing, arranging, and creating.AM: Do you believe that your artwork has underlying meaning to it, or is it purely for aesthetic appreciation?GE: It has meaning for me. I make choices based on the theory behind the work, so it comes from a concep-tual pace. I also understand that art is a visual thing, so I don’t shy away from trying to make the work visually interesting.AM: How does your environment influence your work?GE: Since much of the work is from memory of experi-ences in the land, the environment that I am in influ-ences the work quite a bit. If I am in Denver, I will start to see mountains in the work. If I am in LA, then there will be palm trees. The work is about the land, and it reflects the land.AM: What role does the juxtaposition of natural and man-made materials play in your work?GE: I think there is a blurry line between what is man-made and what is natural. Is the rural landscape of farm

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fields natural or man-made? There is not much left in this world that is not man-made. I might find a piece of styrofoam on the ground in a riverbed and think that it’s not natural, but when I stop to think about it, I realize that the riverbed I am standing in is the result of the city’s digging drainage ditches for the water to leave the city as quickly as possible. What seems natural is often not. It is confusing at times, and this is part of the work.AM: How has your art evolved over the years?GE: The more theory I read and the more I learn about the landscape tradition, the more the work evolves. I have started thinking a lot more about the land and the relationship between natural and synthetic elements.AM: Why do you prefer three-dimensional relief work over flat work?GE: There is something inherent about relief work that appeals to me conceptually as well as experientially.

When I look at relief work, I understand the work as an art object. I am not allowed to project myself into it entirely. There are portions of the work that utilize tra-ditional modes of representation, but they are housed next to elements that could not exist in the same space comfortably. I am interested in what happens when you place multiple modes of representation beside each other. It changes the ability to read a painting a cer-tain way… or only from one way. It makes the reading much more complicated, which is similar to the way I feel when I am walking in the land.AM: What music influences your work?GE: There are several really great musicians working in the cross section between analog, digital, and found sounds – I really appreciate those works.AM: What is one piece of advice you would like to give to aspiring artists?GE: Read a lot. Look a lot. Work a lot.

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AARON

FEAVERaaron feaver was born in south carolina. his dad was a pilot, and he

moved around often when he was young. he spend his formative years in portland, oregon, and moved to los angeles a few years ago. aaron is

a thirty-three-year-old photographer with an eye for the unusual, and he now lives in venice, california.

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ACHE Magazine: What do you try to convey through your work? Why do you photograph?Aaron Feaver: I hope I don’t have an overarching theme to my photos. I try to mix it up as much as I can and try new things that make me uncom-fortable. Like every other photographer ever, I’m trying to record some bit of humanity, some mood or emotion or frozen state that connects us all. But that makes me sound really pretentious. The “why” would be because it’s thrilling for me, like nothing else I’ve tried.AM: How long have you been shooting? How has your photography changed since you started? AF: I’ve been interested in photography since col-lege, when I worked at a small camera shop in Portland, but I only started taking photography se-riously about a year and a half ago, when I began taking pictures of people. Since I started photo-graphing people, my photography has changed a lot, I think. I used to lean a lot on toy cameras, expired film, polaroids… that kind of thing. A lot of people are into that style just because of the medi-um, and it took me a while to get out of that mode and try to take good pictures that are independent of the kind of film or camera I’m using.AM: How would you describe yourself as a person and as a photographer? AF: Oh, god, I really don’t feel qualified to describe myself as a person. As a photographer, I think I’m kind of laid-back and easygoing. I try to come to a shoot prepared but at the same time be able to work easily with what I have and change to meet the situation. The best photos I’ve taken were all unplanned and spontaneous.AM: Who or what inspires you? AF: Well, my girlfriend is a model, and we’re con-stantly shooting together. She’s a huge inspiration

for me and hugely supportive.AM: Digital or film? Why? AF: Both. Like I said, I used to be all about film – the more expired or crappy the better – and I’d look down on photographers who just used digi-tal and Photoshop to make pictures look like film. But honestly, I got tired of that really quickly, and it started to become a crutch. For instance, people would like my photos, but I never knew if it was because they were good photos or because they were Polaroid photos. If what I’m after is photo-graphing some kind of human emotion or mood, then it shouldn’t matter what camera I’m using. The whole film versus digital argument is distract-ing for me, and I try to tune it out. I mean, really, there are so many photographers online who will spend all day arguing about the sharpest lens or the best film or anything else when they could be spending the day taking pictures, and I absolutely don’t want to fall into that.AM: Who is your favorite photographer, and how have you been influenced by his/her work? AF: Hmm… I love a lot of photographers, but if I had to pick one, I’d say Paolo Roversi. I like the way that things aren’t always perfect in his photos. There’s always a bit of a blur or a little detail show-ing that maybe wasn’t planned, but they’re always gorgeous.AM: How does fashion play into your work?AF: Oh, it’s huge. Taking pictures of people in ba-sic clothes or no clothes gets old really quickly. I love how clothing and people work together.AM: What mood do you love to capture in your work? Why?AF: Well, I don’t take smiley photos often, but I love everything else. I’d love to be able to take smiley photos, too; I’m just not very good at it yet.

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WHAT WE’RE L ISTENING TO:

AUTUMNall things considered, autumn may be the most beautiful season of the year. leaves change to vibrant reds and yellows, the winds pick up, and a chill creeps into your bones. autumn brings a holiday feeling into the air, something warm and cheery that awakens a new hopefulness. ACHE has a playlist that will carry you through fall and right into winter.

ARRIVAL OF THE BIRDS The Cinematic Orchestra

FANTASIE IMPROMPTU Frédéric Chopin

MIDNIGHT CITY (trentemøller remix) M83

AKIKO Guitar

MODERN, NORMAL Memoryhouse

BETWEEN TWO POINTS (feat. swan) The Glitch Mob

THE WILHELM SCREAM James Blake

PERTH Bon Iver

HAZELTON Justin Vernon

A CANDLE’S FIRE Beirut

GROWN OCEAN Fleet Foxes

IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA Neutral Milk Hotel

THE GREAT SALT LAKE Band of Horses

CHECK OUT ACHE’S PLAYLISTS ONLINE AT PLAYLIST.COM/ACHEMAGAZINE!

STYLE ICON

ebba zingmark is a sixteen-year-old girl from the cold north, umeå, sweden. she loves everything creative, from fashion to painting to music. ebba is just

beginning an education in theater. ACHE spoke with her about her remarkable sense of style at the tender age of sixteen.

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ACHE Magazine: Describe your personal style.Ebba Zingmark: Oh, I’m very retro and kind of bohe-mian, but I love mixing it up with more edgy details. I love pushing the boundaries and surprising people!AM: Who has influenced your style the most? How?EZ: That’s a really hard question! I get inspired by ev-eryone around me. But one person who has influenced me a lot is my sister, Fanny. When I was younger, I thought she wore the coolest outfits in the whole world, and I wanted to look just like her. I think she was the one who got me interested in fashion. She’s still a big inspiration for me, but now I have my own style.AM: What is your favorite magazine? Why?EZ: Actually, I don’t read many magazines. There are a lot of awesome magazines out there, but I just don’t have the time. I like magazines with lots of inspiring pictures, though, like ACHE.AM: If you had to choose ONE must-have accessory to keep forever, what would it be, and why?

EZ: My backpack. It’s so practical and good-looking!AM: What do you hope to achieve in fashion?EZ: I want to inspire people to let their own style shine through and not just follow the rules. And I want to en-courage people to buy more secondhand clothes!AM: What is your favorite thing about the place in which you live? How has it affected you?EZ: I love the beautiful nature and the seasons. Even if the cold, dark winter seems to last forever, I wouldn’t take it away if I could. What would Christmas be with-out the snow? Besides that, I love skiing. And it makes me appreciate the summer more.AM: You seem to have a lot of fun with fashion, and you’re only sixteen years old! How would you describe your personality?EZ: I guess I’m kind of playful! I love goofing around with my friends and trying new things. I have a real-ly bad memory, though, and I often forget important things. But it somehow always works out one way or another, and, overall, I’m a really happy person.

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valeria lazarevavaleria lazareva is a twenty-seven-year-old photographer based in odessa, ukraine. valeria is a woman of few words, but her photos tell stories for her. she has been photographing for six years, and she calls herself “severe” in nature. her favorite photographers are paolo roversi, peter lindberg, and ellen von unwerth. she loves film because of its cinematic quality.

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tanya and zhenya posternak are two twin sisters who form a creative duo. both are twenty-two-year-old photographers who live in kiev, ukraine. tanya is a kievan

soul with a love for words, commas, and images. her universe has always been driven by visuals, sarcastic remarks, and beautiful faces. zhenya has always been

attracted to fashion, books, and art. her first childhood memories are of her sister and the question of how to tell the two twins apart.

ACHE Magazine: What do you try to convey through your work? Why do you photograph?Tanya Posternak: I try to make my approach to photog-raphy naïve and provocative at the same time. In my photographs, I try to avoid pretentious vulgarity, focus-ing rather on visual irony. AM: How long have you been shooting? How has your photography changed since you started?TP: It’s been a few years. I believe I managed to grow from the brick wall portraits to something more visually cohesive.AM: How would you describe yourself as a person and as a photographer?TP: Sancta simplicita works for both.AM: Who or what inspires you?TP: Human beings.AM: Digital or film? Why?TP: Film. Period.AM: Who is your favorite photographer, and how have you been influenced by his/her work?TP: No one in particular. My inspiration comes from random places.AM: In your opinion, what is art?TP: The ability to see and share beauty.AM: What impression do you want people to receive from your photography?TP: I try to keep beauty as the essence of my work. Pardon my pathos.AM: How do you work with your sister as a creative duo? What is your process?TP: Paradoxically, the process of the Posternak duo is both chaotic and efficient at the same time.

ACHE Magazine: What do you try to convey through your work? Why do you photograph?Zhenya Posternak: Essential need to capture a slice of life. Happiness and beauty are there for us to share, and that’s why I’m in photography.AM: How long have you been shooting? How has your photography changed since you started?ZP: A few years, I guess. Obviously, I somehow moved from cheesy snapshots of coffee mugs to a personal style.AM: How would you describe yourself as a person and as a photographer?ZP: Wishful thinker and sneaky eye.AM: Who or what inspires you?ZP: People who are not aware how attractive they are.AM: Digital or film? Why?ZP: Film is always a surprise, and I’m not the greatest fan of Photoshop.AM: Who is your favorite photographer, and how have you been influenced by his/her work? ZP: Ironically, I love random picks on Flickr, and Ed-ward Weston is a genius, too. AM: In your opinion, what is art?ZP: Art is what we can all share, no matter how differ-ent we are. AM: What impression do you want people to receive from your photography?ZP: To see something new or to get back to beautiful things they have forgotten about.AM: How do you work with your sister as a creative duo? What is your process?ZP: It’s great to have such support. One can help out on the set while the other one may press the button – voilà!

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MODELS phi l bananov, lena siyatovskaya, anton kar yuk,

zhenya posternak, and gosha dekhtyarenko

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MODEL inna nechyporenko

MODEL o lya cherkasskaya

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MODELS ivan and vasyl kostenko

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marina kochetygamarina kochetyga i s a twenty-e ight-year-o ld photographer

f rom kharkiv, ukra ine . she was born in k iev in 1983 and graduated f rom kharkiv nat iona l univers i ty. she t ra ined as

a psychologis t but instead got into photography.

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ACHE Magazine: What do you try to convey through your work? Why do you photograph?Marina Kochetyga: Just like many others, I take photos because I can’t draw. I absolutely don’t try to trans-mit or pass on anything through my work; I just take photos.AM: How long have you been shooting? How has your photography changed since you started?MK: My first camera I got in 2000, but my first attempts at photography date earlier. So it’s possible to say that I have ten years of experience as a photographer. Dur-ing this time, images in my head have become clearer and my technique has become more advanced.AM: How would you describe yourself as a person and as a photographer?MK: My works are the best source of information about me, both as a person and as a photographer.AM: Who or what inspires you?MK: Not so many things... my husband, the sea, and sometimes music. I’m the best inspiration for myself.AM: Digital or film? Why?MK: I like to work with film, and I wish I could use film only. But a photographer today must be good with both

film and digital. Really, no matter what camera you hold in your hands, the most important “camera” is in your head.AM: Who is your favorite photographer, and how have you been influenced by his/her work?MK: Of course, I like works of recognized photography authorities, but I don’t try to copy them at all. I work with my own mind. I can be interested in technical details only, like how a photo was shot.AM: What, in your opinion, is art?MK: A way to transmit one’s worldview in such a way that it becomes the worldview of an audience.AM: How does fashion play into your work?MK: I try hard to avoid an influence of fashion. No looks or other trendy things. Only photography techniques and people as they really are.AM: What mood do you love to capture in your work? Why?MK: I like something neutral; it has no particular name. You can see it, but you can’t say for sure what it is. As if it’s something from another dimension. A perfect instant of time.

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