emil costrut emil.costrut@me.com +40 (770) 196 693
Model: Raluca Felezeu Hair: Kinga Csinos (Boulevard Studio) Makeup: Loredana Lupea ESTETICA Magazine
ABOUT B
ased in Cluj Napoca, Emil Costrut headed into the world of fashion photography gifted with a taste for the darker, edgier side of the glossy. The twenty one year old left his hometown to study programming, but after moving to Cluj his steady ground got a good shake by the fashion earthquake and he found himself falling helplessly in love with the everchanging, glamorous new world he had discovered. His biggest inspiration is Steven Klein, but he also loves Nick Knight and David Lachapelle (along with Klein) for the uniqueness and boldness of their concepts and their ability to take fashion risks head on, tackling broad social issues. In Emil’s vision, Helmut Newton appears as a pioneer who dared to step all over the classical rigours of that time’s photography, taking it into a dangerously eroticised area. Elizaveta Porodina and Javier
Vallhonrat are inspirational models for their gorgeous use of light and wondrous colour. Photographers are not his only source of inspiration; among the people that make his imagination go wild are also Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, Balenciaga, Zaha Hadid, Isabella Blow, Daphne Guinness, Anna dello Russo and Carine Roitfeld. The young photographer finds that nothing is more attractive than powerful, self confident people. That keeps him going and inspires him day by day. He is a firm believer that everyone is truly beautiful in their own way, people being responsible for finding the features that make them unique. Among Emil’s projects are a Fashion Photography exhibition in Ulm (Germany), hosted by the Visual Kontakt gallery which took place in August last year. Another one will be held in May, this year, at the same venue. He has two
editorials published in Estetica Magazine and one in Autor, a contemporary jewellery design magazine. Three more editorials can be found in the art magazine Samizdat. Last year, Emil was named one of VICE’s top artists of 2013, proudly ranking number five. Even though he is still studying programming, Emil is constantly collaborating with young UAD designers (The Univerity of Arts and Design Cluj Napoca), such as Diana Flore and Astrid Tirlea, who mentored and guided him from the very beginning of his career. People usually say that you can’t summarise a human being or describe them by using solely a sentence, but I think in Emil’s case there is no one who wouldn’t agree that he adores fashion, he lives for it and was most definitely born for it.
Patricia Luiza Blaj
FASHION
Model: Madalina Chilici Test Shot
Model: Loredana Lupea Assistant: Anteea Tocai Editorial for SAMIZDAT Magazine
Models: Eliza Ancau / Andrada Codorean Designer: Diana Flore Makeup: Carmen Burci Hair: Mihaela Goia
Models: Sergiu Balosu / Camelia Chendea Designer: Astrid Tirlea Makeup: Loredana Lupea Campaign for Astrid Tirlea as seen in Z00M Magazine
Model: Stefania Bota Designer (Jewellery): Dobras Anamaria Styling: Maia Bondici Assistant: Cristina Todorean Vogue Italia - Photovogue
Model: Alina Ceusan Designer (Bags): Issabel Lombardi Hair: Raul Tisa Campaign for Issabel Lombardi as seen on Vogue Italiia - PhotoVogue
Model: Fica Balancan Designer (Shirt): Alina Morar Hair: George Cozma MUA: Lidia Gligor Editorial for ESTETICA Magazine
Model: Cristina Oltean Hair: George Cozma MUA: Lidia Gligor Editorial for ESTETICA Magazine
Model: Crina Saitis Hair: George Cozma MUA: Lidia Gligor Editorial for ESTETICA Magazine
Model: Fica Balancan Designer: Diana Flore Hair: Carmen Burci MUA: Loredana Lupea Flore Diana SS2015 Campaign Preview
Model: Nelia Porut Styling: Alina Morar Hair: Simina Cheteles MUA: Lidia Gligor Assistant: Patricia Luiza Blaj Editorial for ELLE Romania “Who’s Next”
Models: Alina and Diana Designer: Antoanelle (Camelia Roatis) Styling: Patricia Luiza Blaj Hair: Coco Ardelean MUA: Loredana Lupea ANTOANELLE SS2015 Campaign
Model: Alina Ceusan “Back to School” Project for www.alinaceusan.net as seen in GRAND Magazine
Model: Sonia Salomie Hair: Tina Urda MUA: Lidia Gligor Editorial for ESTETICA Magazine
Model: Andreea Delean Assistant: Patricia Luiza Blaj Test Shot
Model: Ingrid Teodosiu MUA: Loredana Lupea Test Shot
Model: Dora Tapos Styling: Patricia Luiza Blaj Jewellery: DDJewelry (Dobras Anamaria) MUA: Carmen Baciu Hair: Andrei Alafi Webitorial for WHISPER Magazine
Model: Loredana Lupea Designer: Alina Morar Test Shot
@ Available for fashion, portraiture, editorial, commercial and beauty photography and videography. For inquiries, prices, bookings or general questions feel free to contact Emil Costrut via e-mail: emil.costrut@me.com or by phone: +40 (770) 196 693.