Emma Ferreira-Parness loves to express herself in many different ways. A model, actress, celebrity stylist and designer with her own clothing brand, Odyssey, she moves between different creative worlds, always finding new ways to bring her ideas to life.
For this photo series, Emma teamed up with Brooklyn-based photographer Irina Romashevskaya, whom she met at the annual Model Mansion Event in Charleston, West Virginia. “Both the concept and the mood came to life effortlessly, plus Emma had great style, so capturing the moment was a breeze,” Irina recalls.
Originally from St. Petersburg, Irina is a multidisciplinary artist working with photography and monotype. Her photographs often carry a sense of nostalgia, sometimes with a darker undertone. Drawn to black-and-white film, she explores the relationship between people, their surroundings and the world they inhabit.
The shoot took place at Model Mansion, organized by the Modeling Association of America, with Marta Michaud as Emma’s manager.
