I photograph women at the point where the familiar meets something not yet known.

For me, a portrait is not only about being seen. Sometimes it is a way of meeting the self that is only beginning to become visible.

The process begins long before the camera — with an idea, a feeling, clothes, music, accidental discoveries and images that gradually take shape. Together, we create a visual language for something that may not yet have words.

NEW SHE PORT is a space where these stories take shape.

Based in Odesa · Available in Kyiv,

Amsterdam & across Europe


elenalanovaya@ukr.net