ENTRY DESCRIPTION
Hiding is about not showing who you are because you are in fear of suffering the prejudice of society

AUTHOR
Maira Ray is a Brazilian-born Portrait and Fashion photographer based in Paris. After graduating in Business Management at Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Maira worked in a public company for two years before deciding to start anew and move to Dublin, Ireland, to improve her English. It was during this period that she started photography as a way to share her experience with family and friends.
Maira traveled over 22 countries in Europe and Africa, using her phone to capture the landscapes and cityscapes of the places she visited. At the age of 26, she was presented with her first camera.
One year after moving to Vancouver, Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. To help endure the imposed lockdown, Maira started to study photography through online courses.
In 2022 Maira moved to Paris to study photography at Spéos International Photography School. She decided to specialise in studio work, producing, directing and photographing shoots in collaboration with models, makeup artists and designers.
With her distinctive and personal approach, she captures the unique beauty of her subjects. Drawing inspiration from the Renaissance and Impressionism, her fashion images are imbued with a painterly aesthetic, evoking the timeless elegance of fine art photography.

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