Hello!
My name is Irina, I am a photographer and costume designer. I help people to reveal themselves in thematic photography, try on new images and see themselves in an unusual role.
Immerse yourself in this magic of transformation!
Sign up for a photo shoot and become the main heroine of your own fairy tale!
Participated in exhibitions and competitions in Kiev and Donetsk.
2022 Participant in the exhibition in Gothenburg “By the Sea”
2022 Participant in the exhibition in Stockholm “Window”
2022 Personal exhibition in Sollebrunn
2023 Personal exhibition in Alingsås
2023 Participant in the exhibition in Ulricehamn “Poster exhibition”
2023 Participant in the exhibition in Gothenburg “UArt soul”
Published in magazines and online publications.
2023 Personal exhibition in Alingsås
2023 Ulricehamn “Poster exhibition”
2022 exhibition in Gothenburg
“By the Sea”
2022 Personal exhibition in Sollebrunn
2023 exhibition in Gothenburg “UArt soul”
About my photos
As a photographer, I have always been fascinated by the subject of fine art photography.
For me, the essence of art photography is to capture what I see as an artist, not what is in front of the camera. My art photography goes beyond simply capturing reality and offers new ways of perception. Art photography emphasizes the photographer’s role as an artist. It’s not just about pressing a camera button, it’s about creating compositions, working with light and color and bringing your own vision to life.
In my work, aesthetics are always a priority. Images are created for their artistic value, and each of my images is designed to evoke emotion and highlight beauty in detail.
I believe that every artist has the right to his own interpretation of the world. My photographs are my personal missions, my thoughts, my feelings expressed through the camera lens. Each photograph is my personal interpretation of the world around me.
About me
I am a trained costume designer. In my city of Donetsk, I had my own business, a costume rental business. I sewed many beautiful dresses. These were costumes with different themes: historical, carnival, fairy tale, retro costumes.
But in 2014, everything changed.
The war came to my city. And life became very difficult. It became very difficult to earn money. There were no customers, no orders. All I had was a large collection of beautiful dresses that no one needed.
Then I started gathering people for creative projects. We who met were photographers, make-up artists, models and we created cool photo shoots. We did everything for free. Just to create aesthetic images. During this time I made many new friends. We did something new for ourselves, we developed together.
Sometimes I brought my first simple camera to shoot with other photographers. Gradually, I became not only an organizer and costume designer, but also a photographer.
I had no plan for it. I just wanted to show off my beautiful dresses. But I became very interested in it and became a photographer.
And now photography has become an important part of my life.
The war of 2022 again made changes to my plans. My daughter and I had to leave Ukraine for Sweden. Now we are starting a new life here.
Irina’s photographs are a little movie. Each image plunges into the world of a fairy tale. Each character “tells” an interesting story. Each photo gives a huge amount of sincere emotions. PhotoCASA Magazine
Vår värld är bräcklig och instabil. Men jag tror att skönhet är ett kraftfullt verktyg. När en person tänker “det här är vackert”, går denna tanke, som en liten gnista, med i godhetens och humanismens stora eld. Om mitt foto tänder dessa gnistor, görs de inte förgäves. Release for the exhibition “By the sea” in Gothenburg
I make up stories. It can be a fairy tale, a retro everyday story or a mystical genre. You can say that I am the director of the story, which we compose together with the client. Anything can serve as a starting point for our journey! Sometimes a client wants to shoot in a specific location. And I come up with an image that harmoniously fits into it. It happens that the shooting is built around an interesting prop. For example, a large bird cage, an antique musical instrument, or a vintage vase is magically located. And of course, an unusual thing becomes the “headliner of the program”.
I love participating in photo challenges and photo marathons. When a topic is given and we carry it out within a very strict framework. The most interesting topics in which I participated: “Edwardian Spring” (we filmed various topics, such as sports, subject photography, in a historical style), “Domestic Affairs” (this marathon was during total self-isolation, it was necessary to show everyday scenes, for example laundry, ironing, cleaning in art style). From an interview with Quadro magazine
