Yulia
Photographer
Tell us a bit about yourself:
I was born in Belarus, and when I was 12 years old my parents and I immigrated to Israel. I have a degree in History and English Literature. And currently I am doing a Master's Degree in English Literature. My mother tongue is Russian, and I can speak Hebrew and English. I would love to continue learning Italian and I think I will definitely do that, hopefully in near future. I would love to know German and French as well. My top favorite things to do are taking pictures, travelling. I love reading books and watching movies that make me cry.
What do you make?
I make images, self portraits mainly.
Where else on the web can we find you?
What did you dream about last night?
I dreamt that I wanted to buy a thong swimsuit, I was in a store, but there were no thong swimsuits, so I was disappointed about that.
What inspires you?
Music videos, European movies, poetry, pain, vintage photographs, sea, Asia Argento and some artists on Flickr.
Where do you live and what do you like about it?
I live in Israel, in a town called Ashdod. There is not much to like about where I live. So the only thing I like here is the sea. Love being there, love shooting there.
What is your biggest fear?
Fatal diseases, war, losing my loved ones, car and airplane accidents,losing sight, being kidnapped and being murdered.
Name a few of your favorite movies \ books \ websites \ bands:
Movies: Run Lola Run, De Tweeling
Books: Assassination of Mozart by David Weiss and The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone.
Websites: Flickr
Bands: Placebo, Angels & Airwaves, Arctic Monkeys , Silverstein, The Used, Static-X, Muse, Kill Hannah, Alkaline Trio and more. I like rock, punk, metal, also jazz and classical music ( I played piano for 7 years).
What are you really good at? What are you really bad at:
Good at: dancing and taking pictures
Bad at: having a conversation with people I hardly know, describing, explaining things and cooking.
What is your favourite thing to eat?
Tasty meat, I can't live without it, at least once a day I have to eat meat. And I love pasta as well.
How would you like to be remembered?
A girl who took interesting and good pictures.
What is the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you?
Well, this is something I cannot reveal, this is extremely embarrassing, unforgettable, sad and not funny at all. All I can say is that it happened in Venice, at the airport in 2001.
Anything else you would like to say:
I really want a film camera at the moment, and I also desperately want to go to Belgium and Germany now.
And I would like to thank all the people who like my work! I really appreciate it! It is really a very good feeling knowing that people like what you do.