by Violetta Markelou | Aug 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am still on a high from this past weekend’s AfroPunk Festivities in Brooklyn ! It was everything and more than I could’ve imagined. For a fashion and portrait photographer, the eye candy was everywhere! The people, the fashion, makeup, hair and overall styles were...
by Violetta Markelou | Apr 28, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am obsessed with capturing light. But you could say that about any photographer right? For me though, sometimes it is the light itself. It’s quality or the way it will hit a certain place creating a shape that will make me stop and want to photograph it. But most of...
by Violetta Markelou | Apr 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
My sisters were my first models. Ever since I picked up the camera in high school, they have been there for me to photograph and to experiment. The days of us just shooting for fun and experimentation seem long gone though. With all of us busy and getting older with...
by Violetta Markelou | Apr 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Carlo. What could I say to you that wouldn’t state the obvious? Well first, I’d want to tell you how apprehensive he was to doing a photo shoot. I didn’t take it personally. I knew it wasn’t me. He just was more than slightly uncomfortable to having his portraits...
by Violetta Markelou | Mar 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
I got excited when my friend Tara sent me a photo of her newly shaved haircut a few weeks ago. We’ve known each other for 7 years now, and she understands how one idea or look can inspire me to to make new images. The matte raisin lip color she was wearing was the...
by Violetta Markelou | Jan 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
F*CK CANCER Portrait of Tara Papanicolas published with Dark Beauty Magazine. Photo/Makeup/Styling/Concept : Violetta Markelou Violetta Markelou – Fuck...
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