WHO I AM
NATOOKA
Natalia Zhuravleva
Photographer. Traveller. Model.
Photographer
Captured Emotions
I’m absolutely sure you are special. Unique. Deserve to be remembered. As far as I know, people will forget the words you said, will not remember the detales of what you did, but will remember emotions of that very moment captured by a camera.
Being the one behind the camera I want you feel the moment you will always remember.
Traveller
Travel. Explore. Live.
Travelling is my passion. Sometimes it’s a pleasure, sometimes it’s a challendge. But it’s always worth to remember people I meet, places I visit. I don’t leave footprints — I take pictures.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Model
In Front of the Camera
I know how you feel when I point my camera at you. How uncomfortable it might be. I’ve been there many times — in front of the camera as a model.
“The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify
in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s
needed is to bring something new.”
Karl Lagerfeld
WHY HIRE A PHOTOGRAPHER?
Photography is about capturing souls, not the looks or smiles.
Buying a camera doesn’t make you a photographer. It makes you a camera owner.
More about me
Modelling still teaches me to accept myself as who I am. It helps me to build confidence and strength to adapt to different unexpected situations, to play various roles, to experiment. And yes, sometimes it takes balls to be a woman.
I’m also a traveller — 31 countries so far. A Dive Master PADI. A dog lover. A vegan of 8 years. Canadian and Russian. Like cooking and reading real paper books.
Often confused by the reality, and feel I don’t belong to a modern world. Sometimes I feel lost. Like everyone else I want to be loved and accepted.
Too many words about me:)
