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Tahiti Fire

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"Hurt"

"Late Night Sessions"

BIOGRAPHY

I always wanted to be a painter...

I came to NYC when I was 17 to study Fine Arts at SVA... I sweated over large canvases, night after night, creating hyper realistic oil-paintings of nude men and women. I was angry, full of vigour, and aggressively against anything untraditional and "modern". In the haze of hand stretching my canvases and egg-yolking my oil paints, I swore my lone alliance against photography, computers, and and God forbit, Photoshop!

After traveling the World for 3 years as a model, I came back to NYC and discovered that I liked being behind the camera a lot more than being in front of it... and well, even more that I liked being behind a canvas board.

These days I view my photography as the best way to express myself. They are my paintings. The raw image is just a bare starting point to something different, just as a nude model in my painting studio once was.

LATEST COMMENTS

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Michael Chernoff

10.30.2009

Your flesh tones in the late night sessions is magnifecent. It feels very genuine and seductive in terms of you sharing a moment with the viewer. Tahiti Fire I also like you seem to care a lot about the framing and intent of your photos. The work also reflects your modeling life too. However I can't say that Hurt feels genuine the woman with the kinfe and gun is not personal and appears more as a joke. Overall I really appreciate your site. .

Aaron Rodgers

10.13.2009

Really like the new post! take care .

Preston Young

9.29.2009

Great Job,Love the Jazz as well!! .

Martin Harrison-Priestman

9.29.2009

Hi Reka just took a look at your new portfolio 'Tahiti Fire', unfortunately all the images and the soundtrack seem very dated to me; or maybe it was intention to create a retro 1970's feel to the pieces? sorry not my favourite out of your work, cheers martin .

Mark Zaccardi

9.28.2009

I love the photos along with the music. You captured the mood. .