Fifty-Ninth Collection

Broqpa is the name of a small village in Nepal. Ziesook first learned of it from a TV documentary, The Last Empire. Ziesook was moved by what she learned about a small village located at the end of the Silk Road in Nepal named Broq-pa. In Broq-pa, the symbolic meaning of flowers is very special. In the Nepalese culture, flowers symbolize love, happiness, and appreciation for God. Broq-pa’s women are committed to growing flowers in their garden and decorate their hair with flowers every day. Ziesook wanted to incorporate this traditional symbolism from Broq-pa into her work and into her own personal life. She believes that this ephemeral medium, the flower, can carry a piece of happiness into people’s lives. Ziesook’s desire to share the spirit of Broq-pa with people through her artwork was the inspiration for her series, Scent of Broq-pa. The first work in the Broq-pa project began in 2016 with floral portraits of her twin daughters. Ziesook is continuing the series by exploring floral portraits of seniors, single mothers, people from multicultural backgrounds, and different age groups.

Ziesook’s art form always involves communication with the subject. She strives to have her work project the individual’s personality. Ziesook’s goal is to create an intimate visual that incorporates multiple layers of meaning. By experimenting with various media and combining fresh flowers and dry flowers, Ziesook creates an image with characteristics that lie somewhere between photography and painting.

Last year was the year where everything in my photographic world changed. She is Natalie, she is my neighbor, and for her birthday she asked me that the photos of her be different. In those days I was starting my fine art classes with Amina Donskaya. I had to make a concept for the shoot and take her as a model. This image was made in the parking lot where my apartment is. Many not good things happened in 2020, for me this is the best thing that has happened to me to be able to take photography at another level. I'm still learning.

Pretty unusual lighting for a child portrait, but in this case, I tried to evoke a classic painting vibe inspired by masters like Velázquez and Caravaggio. Loved the result. Definitely evokes a certain energy that reminds me of "Las Meninas."

This photo was taken during a first shoot with the charming Sarah in the old town of Wil, SG. It was pretty cold, but Sarah didn't show it. Big thanks to the great Sarah. It was awesome. @sara.hbinder

I want to name this work "Feather". Ballerinas are strong, flexible and graceful as a feather. This young ballerina wears traditional toe shoes and a tutu in white colors during the photoshoot.

We were on our trip to the photoshooting destination, Pula, Croatia. We were spending the night in Opatija and went to the beach to have a drink with the newlyweds. The groom had a cigar, and it was a perfect moment to capture.

I was given this teddy bear the day I was born. I am 47 and still have it in my bedroom, albeit it has been relegated to the cabinet and replaced by a husband. This little girl, Holly, was our next door neighbor and having only had boys myself, I wanted to capture all that feminine cuteness.

Des photos artistiques qui racontent l'histoire et les combats de ces femmes, entrepreneuses, artistes, femmes de lettres, sportives, étudiantes, mères… des combattantes des temps modernes!
Estelle a 22 ans, son combat en cette période difficile est de s’exprimer, de pouvoir dire non, ne plus jouer le rôle qu’on attend d'elle mais simplement être libre d'être soi!

Sundanese child. The Sundanese are an ethnic group native to the western part of the island of Java in Indonesia.
This photo was taken in the Subang area, West Java

Thanks to @the.dark.yogi who participated to make this shot possible.
The inspiration was my close friend L.C.Raben. The photo was taken in a Gym, thanks to a friend Marta who let me use the space for no extra cost.

It was beautiful day of shoot, it's a three transgender queens concept, maintained three colour combinations and we planned a dusky and Sharp makeup to the models to get the exact mood of the concept.
Team
Featuring - @ammu1197
@madonna_karthik
@yazhinimoorthyoffical
DOP - @iamarvindraj_
Assist - @surendar.sundar @_itsmebala @iam_rahul_tom
Styling & makeup - @sanarasmakeover
Costume - @uttara_trulyurs
Hairstylest - @achusai_makeupartist
Jewellery - @chennai_jazz
Space @arangaa.space

This picture was taken during a homeshooting, in Brig, Switzerland- with natural light only. Thanks to the model for this photoshoot day.

Natural pose as the model was waiting and gazing across the river in Melbourne, Australia.
This wasn't the best day regarding the weather, hence the umbrella. But the model made this day much more exciting, love the result.
Natural light.

Thank you Roger for visiting me in my studio in Lenzburg. This picture was taken with natural light only and shows the calm and thoughtful side of all of us men

The first sunny weekend in March. What could be more obvious than taking a few photos with a real classic car and a model?
For this fantastic series of pictures, we used an Austin-Healey roadster. At one of them, my beautiful model Arijeta (arijeta_f on IG) is lying on the bonnet and basking in the warm March sun. I call the picture "enjoy the warming sun". I used natural light only.

Irmina and I did some different sets and it was a pleasure working with her. Very natural posing and we are both happy with the results!

Thanks to the model @wondershei. For this photo shoot we met in Hannover in front of a U.S. diner. The series is named "Miami Freestyle Tribute", a hommage to the 80s music genre.

For me, the most important thing in photos with children is to capture the moment when you can see how nice it is to be a child.

My brave little girl. Apolonia.
Whole 11 years of continuous joy, sheer bliss and endless discovery. Thank you, baby!
Hmua: my very talented @RheaAntonucciMakeupArtist

"Focus on the possibilities for successes, not on the potential for failure" Simple studio lighting and set up. Model Abbi, thank you again.