ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Classic nude photography of transgender models in black and white

As long as transgenders have been existing artists and photographers mostly use this phenomenon in art to provoke or shock their audience with documental realism often
underlined with some strong social meanings.

Photographer Olga Volodina chose another way. She prefered the style of classic black & white nude photography that doesn’t attract with its play of colors and devoid of any social context. Here attention to composition, lighting and the beauty of a not-so-obvious-yet human body is more important. There are just calm and sensual nude
pictures shot the same way as classic nude female photography. It lets a viewer to keep attention undistracted and see the beauty of a transgender body the same way as a male or female naked body.

"I hope my works will help to fight gender stereotypes and dogmas in human minds. I hope they will make someone to get rid of the prejudices, question obsolete social and religious norms and try to look objectively on my images to see the beauty of transgender women and accept it for yourself"

www.volodina-photos.com/m2f-male-to-female

AUTHOR
Olga Volodina is a Russian-born photo artist currently residing in Bangkok. Back in the day she started her professional career as a fashion art photographer in Moscow.
Olga is the author of several social and art photo projects. Her work has been featured on TV, in print media and exhibited in art galleries.
Her photography projects are always very personal and sincere and intend to evoke an emotional connection within the viewer.
For Olga Volodina photography is an exploration of how the camera translates her feelings, thoughts and attitudes. A human is always the main source of inspiration for Olga.
Her controversial inner world comes to life conveying a message within a single frame, leading to strong compositions and thoughtful lighting decisions.

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