Specific Sensation is an ongoing body of work (started in 2016) that aims to empower the human body by breaking away from the idea of 'perfect beauty standards', and presenting it in a raw unapologetic way while existing within the natural environment, where it becomes both vulnerable and unique.
Each image in this series presents subjects in clear dialogue with nature, resulting in the creation of unique movements determined by the lines each of these bodies draw within the elements they are interacting with, whether that is land, water or air.
The co-existence of the body with nature inevitably evokes feelings of freedom. Ultimately, Specific Sensation welcomes the viewer to reconsider their own self-worth without feeling constrained by the current norms that dictate what a body should or shouldn't be.
Naadam Cashmere
Patagonia
Todd Snyder
Dumbo Brooklyn
Manhattan bridge here I am.
styling by Tathiana Yumi Kurita
Cipriana Quann and TK Wonder, for Gap and Kenneth Cole social media campaigns.
Content for the Quann sisters personal social Media.
Sunshine and swimsuits
This project has a special place in my life and career.
In 2012 I moved to Cuzco, Peru to document the Inti Raymi, (sun celebration).
Despite being Peruvian, I had never been in Cuzco before. In 2001, I got the opportunity to move to Miami and Cuzco could not be further from my mind.
So in order to graduate from school in 2012 I had to make a photo exhibit. Studying, photography and video, I kind of felt that I needed to go back to Peru, to my roots.
So, I decided to go back home and make my final exhibit about the country where I was born and about the very thing my country stands for.
what is Peru? for me, Peru is " Inca ".
In June every year, Cuzco celebrates the Inty Raymi, a religious ceremony of the Inca Empire in honor of the god Inti (sun). My inspiration, pictures and ultimately, my exhibit are from the festival, as well as capturing the colors, culture and faces of the people of Cuzco.
The simplicty of their everyday lives, such as working on fields with an amazing landscape in the back, the inca textiles with wonderful colors and the difference fabrics. These three examples inspired me to document and catch their charismatic way to be.
