BIOGRAPHY

If photography is painting with light, it is light from the past, just like that of dead stars, which only reach us as bright as they once were. Even something as run-of-the-mill as a school photograph can become a measure of how many milestones one has conquered, which makes us proud. Rita gravitated towards photography early on and was mentored by Tim Motion. Even though it is technically a difficult, field to master, one was naturally drawn to colour photography as the most life-affirming way of expressing my vision and art.

She graduated in art history and obtained an additional diploma in Art and Design from Greenwich University. Working in fine art portraiture, fashion photography, and lifestyle magazines. Although she is a photographer overall Rita also qualified in interior and graphic design, textiles, ceramics and styling. This process enabled her to find the ideal setting, including props and colour scheme to pose her subject whilst making the model feel at ease. Without that, the image can easily lose substance and the ability to convey emotion.

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Rita's strength lies in turning something simple into that magic by taking away that somewhat daunting experience for non-professional models into a moment of shared fun so that my sitters can relax and follow my directions as if they were their own. As a result, her very personal style of portraiture seems to suit even the most reticent subject. Rita has always had a fascination with photography, that piece of the past you can hold in your hand.  The magic of photography lies in being able to freeze a moment in time and make it your own forever. Whether it represents a moment of your life, that of family or friends, or just a place from your past, it becomes your very own river, there for you to step in at will, always still, however, many other waters have flown through it. 

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Heraclitus, the Greek historian wrote, "A man cannot step into the same river twice, because it is not the same river, and he is not the same man".