Gala Semenova – “Journey into Thyself.” #2

Description

Gala Semenova is a self-taught Fine Art Portrait Photographer who lives and works in San Diego, California. She was born in Tula, Russia, in 1981 and relocated to the States in 2009. Her journey to discovering her own femininity revealed a deep connection to women as the subject of her artistic expression. Every expression of femininity—a woman’s personal story, her cultural context, every defeat, and victory—sheds light on the complexities of her own womanhood. Semenova’s work is a response to the pressure-filled, patriarchal culture she left behind in Russia and the youth/beauty, a power-obsessed culture she now experiences in America. She strives to capture women’s true spirit, amplifying and revealing something absolutely personal that frequently is shared by many yet hasn’t been acknowledged or exposed. With each portrait, she aims to reveal the vulnerable woman inside to allow space for recognition, healing, and empowerment.
Semenova’s photography presents women and their stories and documents their lives in such a feminine, powerful, and touching way. Each photograph she takes reflects a part of her, of who she is.

PUBLICATIONS:
Lens Magazine – issue #75. 2020. Fine art body of work “Journey into Thyself.”
MARIKA Magazine – Nude issue #462, 2020
MARIKA Magazine – Fine Art issue # 354, 2020
MoB Magazine – Self-Portrait Vol.2, 2020
VZSN Magazine – ISSUE 4, October 2020
BEYONDall Magazine – October Vol. 5, 2020