Spring is around the corner can you feel the excitement it's bringing?

March is the month when we slowly come out of the winter blankets and began to enjoy more the freshness on the year, filled with the excitement of the experiences we've planned.

March is also filled with a lot of celebrations - International's Women's Day, Father's Day (in Spain), and also... a new intimate gathering that I've been working on lately.

Would you like to know more?

Last March I was invited to speak about my work in a circle of women, who shared their vulnerability alongside mine. This was a memorable moment for me - first ever talk I do on the subject of body acceptance and the power of self-portraiture in person, in front of women of all different ages, in my mother tongue. A triple surprise that made a ripple effect in my work, feelings and purpose.

So this March I've prepared a few surprises and experiences for you and your loved ones...

🌷8 March International Women's Day: A pop up Studio Portrait

Just come by before you go out to celebrate as ready as you want to be, and get photographed on the spot by yourself or with a woman you love and appreciate. A beautiful memory of the day and time that you'll cherish forever!

Time: 15:30 - 19:30hs
Place: My studio, Calle Venezuela 15
You pay only for the portrait you'd like to take

🔮[BRAND NEW] Signature Women's Circle Experience
❗️POSTPONED: DATE COMING SOON

An intimate curated space for you to experience where emotions meet words to meet fine art. A place where you are seen, acknowledged and celebrated for who you are here and now.

More details are coming soon, but you might want to save the date...🔥

🌷19 March Father's Day: A pop up Studio Portrait

Fathers deserve it too - let's not neglect them! Bring your buddy in for a quick portrait and then go have a rich dinner!

Time: 18:30 - 20:30hs
Place: My studio, Calle Venezuela 15
You pay only for the portrait you'd like to take

This is for now, it might be more....

Have a great weekend!

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La primavera está a la vuelta de la esquina, ¿sientes la emoción que trae consigo?

Marzo es el mes en el que empezamos a salir poco a poco de las mantas invernales y comenzamos a disfrutar más de la frescura del año, llenos de entusiasmo por las experiencias que hemos planeado.

También es un mes lleno de celebraciones: el Día Internacional de la Mujer, el Día del Padre (en España) y además… un nuevo encuentro íntimo en el que he estado trabajando últimamente.

¿Te gustaría saber más?

El marzo pasado fui invitada a hablar sobre mi trabajo en un círculo de mujeres que compartieron su vulnerabilidad junto a la mía. Fue un momento inolvidable para mí: mi primera charla en persona sobre la aceptación del cuerpo y el poder del autorretrato, frente a mujeres de todas las edades y en mi lengua materna. Una triple sorpresa que creó un efecto de onda en mi trabajo, mis emociones y mi propósito.

Por eso, este marzo he preparado algunas sorpresas y experiencias para ti y tus seres queridos...

🌷 8 de marzo - Día Internacional de la Mujer: Pop-up de Retratos en Estudio

Pasa por el estudio antes de salir a celebrar, tan preparada como quieras estar, y llévate un retrato en el momento, sola o con una mujer que amas y aprecias. ¡Un recuerdo precioso de este día especial que atesorarás para siempre!

Hora: 15:30 - 19:30h
Lugar: Mi estudio, Calle Venezuela 15
Solo pagas por el retrato que te gustaría llevarte

🔮 [NOVEDAD] Experiencia Exclusiva: Women's Circle
❗️APLAZADO: PRÓXIMAMENTE FECHA

Un espacio íntimo y cuidadosamente diseñado para que vivas la conexión entre emociones, palabras y arte. Un lugar donde eres vista, reconocida y celebrada por quien eres aquí y ahora.

Pronto compartiré más detalles, pero quizás quieras reservar la fecha… 🔥

🌷 19 de marzo - Día del Padre: Pop-up de Retratos en Estudio

¡Los padres también lo merecen! No los dejemos de lado. Tráete a tu compañero de aventuras para un retrato rápido y luego vayan a disfrutar de una buena cena juntos.

Hora: 18:30 - 20:30h
Lugar: Mi estudio, Calle Venezuela 15
Solo pagas por el retrato que te gustaría llevarte

Esto es por ahora, podría ser más...

¡Que tengas un buen fin de semana!

With Love,
Mariya

But what are we really missing? We’re missing the true meaning in the record of our life, ourselves and our work. Record that helps us see our progress as well as adds to the history for future generations.

Waiting to be ready, get ready, feel ready, look ready is a futuristic moment in time that might never comes around. Our lizard brain is trying to protect us and puts us in procrastination mode to wait for a time in this imaginary time where everting is perfect and we don’t feel any resistance. Both you and me know this moment in time is a pure illusion. It was never there, it will never be. So then, aren’t we simply wasting precios time instead?

Yesterday I heard it again - “I want to come for a photoshoot, but first I have to loose the weight”…
Do you really?

I’ve spent years of my life hiding, not allowing myself to appear on photographs with friends and family, not attending events because I didn’t feel good in my body. Years passed to realize I’ve lost recording special times in my life what will never come back again. Looking with a wiser eye now, I see the weight wasn’t really that bad and even if it was, life is a constant change, things transform, body size too. What never returns are the experiences that shapes us, that nurture us, that help us become the people we’re meant to. And this is exactly what we have to celebrate.

It is one thing if you want to put an effort and look the best while having your photoshoot and another if you’re actually hiding. Are you not allowing yourself to see yourself in your glory?

How you feel is important, but we wait to find the moment where we feel perfectly ready inside and out to do something for ourselves. There is no such moment. We can always find an excuse, something to insult ourselves for, something to compare with others, but that only stops us of feeling the love and joy of being alive, being here, experiencing life as we do.

Furthermore, artistic photography is not about purposefully pointing your flaws. It’s about celebrating them instead. It’s about capturing your energy, your essence, the soul that lives in this body that you constantly insult and harm. It’s your vehicle, your house, and has nothing to do with your sense of worth or beauty. Yes, it can help if you feel good in your skin, but you might be surprised that after a sensual photo session you will feel more connected and inline with the body you so wanted to change beforehand.

You don’t need to change to feel worth it, to feel beautiful or special. You don’t need to loose the weight, buy the clothes, find the partner. You need to change the way you look at yourself - to learn to accept this magnificent being you are with flaws and all. We’re not here to be perfect but uniquely ourselves.