SCUBA DIVER Q&A WITH
IVANA ORLOVIC
Underwater model Ivana Orlovic has been featured in some of the most-recognisable images of recent times, but she is also a talented photographer in her own right on the other side of the lens. We chatted to her about modelling, shooting and travelling. Photographs courtesy of Ivana Orlovic and Janez Kranjc
Q: As we normally do with these Q&As, how did you first get into diving? A: I was only eight years old when I first started with diving because my uncle was one of the owners of a scuba-diving club. I have not stopped ever since. Diving became my passion, career and the greatest adventure of my life. Q: What came first – modelling, or being a photographer? A: Somehow, both happened at the same time. However, as I grew as a model, I have become a better photographer as well. As a photographer, I have started to better sense where and how I should position myself in space, how the frame should look, where should the light come from… Q: Photographs featuring you are among the most instantly recognisable out there. You have a very distinctive style, and the shots are always impossibly clear and sharp. What is your secret to curating your ‘look’? A: Thanks for these kind words! Every model knows balance is the key for a clear photo. If the dust comes up, there is no chance of having a good photo. After so many years of diving, I have learned to be perfectly buoyant and to simply freeze myself inside a frame, especially when we are doing photos with sea creatures as the main protagonists.
Ivana is at home on both sides of the camera lens Ivana modelling with an octopus
Ivana and Janez are famed for their innovative use of props
Iconic image inside the Thistlegorm
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