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Q&A with Raylene Pereyra
from SoMe trial
by Katerina
founder and editor in chief of Nude Magazine
Q: How did you get started?
Coming out of high school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I went to college, but I wasn’t into it and after a year and a half I left. After creative directing for a jean company called Foxy Lux, I found that I loved that, so eventually I stopped working for them and started doing my own thing. Seeing all the creative people around me in L.A. inspired me to start Nude because I really wanted to give them some exposure. It’s also called Nude because I want it to be real and raw. Anything you say goes.
Q: What goes into making each publication?
I put it all together in the end. There are photographers that submit content. I have photographers I knew because I modeled before, so I had that core group I liked, which has now expanded. When a new photographer contacts me, I set up a shoot with them that I can creative direct. I pick the model and the theme, and then work with the photographer throughout the shoot.
Q: Any advice for your readers?
Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something because you’re too young. You can accomplish so much nowadays through different connections you have. Do what you love and everything will work out. Also, never take anything for granted. Being young, sometimes we take things for granted, but just take a step back and realize how blessed you are.
Nude, Issue 007