Katia Berestova - A kind of symbiotic relationship

The portraits I create are an attempt to glimpse into another person’s life, to lift the veil of mystery through human nature slightly. In my interaction with the models, a kind of symbiotic relationship forms, almost like a marriage, one based on mutual respect where we both contribute equally, 50/50. What emerges in the photograph is not just the subject but something deeper. It’s important to me to convey a sense of harmony, as if the person is immersed in their own world, at peace and in solitude. Thus, in every photograph, there is a part of me and a part of the subject, creating something new—a third element. It is a new world, one that can only be accessed through the camera, and it is both beautiful and slightly melancholic. https://katya-berestova.photographer.ru/ Text and photo: Katya Berestova Voice: Rosalind (AI)