Photographer Nikoletta Nerpel (Hungary) Can you tell us a little about you? My name is Nikoletta Nerpel, I am a professional portrait and fashion photographer, retoucher based in Hungary. Beauty and aesthetics are at the heart of my work, and I strive for timeless elegance in my photography. I mainly shoot creative and painterly portraits, composite and staged photography in the following themes: beauty/fashion editorial, fantasy, evocation of the past. I also produce business portraits and catalogue photos. How and when did you get into photography? When I was a little child I found an analog camera on a family trip. At the time I did not attach much importance to it, but now I find it an interesting and fateful coincidence. In primary school I was the one who took photos of the class trips, and in high school I won photo competitions. I loved capturing the beauty of nature and the diversity of wildlife. Later, concerts of my favourite bands. During my university years, I changed photography for economics, but after graduating I immediately enrolled in a photography school, where I fell in love with studio portraiture. Soon after, in a fashion show, I met the editor-in-chief of an online fashion magazine and I started to work with her. That's how I got into fashion photography. What does photography mean to you? For me, photography is not just about capturing the moment, but also about creating it. It is about bringing an idea, a vision, a dream to life. I have never felt comfortable in the world of documentary and reportage photography, I don't want to photograph what is, I want to show a reality that I have created. I love beauty, aesthetics, my aim is that when someone looks at my photographs they are momentarily taken out of the ordinary and find themselves in my fantasy world. I want to show people something beautiful and harmonious in these difficult times.
Photographer, retoucher: Nikoletta Nerpel Model: Kinga Nguyen MUA: Anikó Ország Styling: Mária Vanyovszki
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