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Featured Photography Team (Ivona & Aga)
TOGETHER We Are BetterWritten by: Shannon Copcutt
New York—Working in the fashion industry can be a high stress career and making a name for yourself in fashion is arguably one of the hardest things to do. But if you can do all of this with someone you respect and admire, and call a friend, isn’t that the best of both worlds?
That is exactly what photographer Ivona Kaplan and make-up artist Agnieszka Adamczyk have done. Over the last 10 years of working together they have collaborated, inspired, and challenged each other to be the best they can be. As a team, they have created a name for themselves and taken their creativity and success to new levels.
The two women met nearly 10 years ago when Aga was invited to the opening of Ivona’s photography studio in Brooklyn and hit it off. They immediately decided to work together on an editorial “and it turned out that we really made a great team,” said Ivona.
So Ivona and Aga began to achieve success by becoming known as a package deal. Ivona’s clients would want Aga’s services included when coming in to shoot with her, so they began working together more and more and built a strong clientele on the East Coast. It was so seamless, “we were able to communicate without even needing words,” said Ivona.
And their experience runs deep. The team in particular are proud of having worked several prestigious jobs including being head photographer and makeup artist at the Polish American Fashion Foundation, aka PAFF event at New York Fashion Week at Inglot Studios in Chelsea. “The event was a big success for us and gave us exposure that led to new opportunities for us,” said Ivona. They also worked together on an editorial that was published for Ivona’s daughter for her 17th birthday. And recently their work graced the back cover of KidFash Magazine featuring the beautiful Gabby (@gabby_lana).
The pair now works with kids and their parents on meaningful projects, bringing their high fashion experience to the world of kids modeling. As a team, work goes smoothly “and we still learn from each other which gives us an opportunity to grow and be more creative,” said Aga. And the kids and parents that book with this team are getting all of the combined years they have worked in the “real” fashion industry. They bring this to every kid’s shoot, creating the same type of environment and excitement as working in the high fashion industry. “We do this so that when they finally get there, we hope that their experience with us will help them be more prepared.”
Ivona (@ivonakaplan), a top fashion and editorial photographer in New York working with countless fashion magazines, and Aga (@agamakeup_), a top-notch sought after make-up artist, are now working their magic with kids too, making them feel like stars. A team that is an inspiration and arguably… better together.
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