A figure rests with their head on one arm among dark coastal rocks.
Selected work01 / 10

Art nude &
portrait photography

Explore the work

Come as you are.

An unhurried way of seeing

By the sea. In quiet rooms.
In the moments between poses.
Photographs that leave space to be yourself.

A seated figure draws their knees close in a triangle of sunlight on a wall.
Light, and a moment of stillness02 / 10

Nothing to perform.
Nothing to prove.

A note from Lera

You are more
than an image.

I photograph people in the moments between poses—when shoulders soften, a hand comes to rest, and there is nothing left to prove.

I am drawn to the way light touches skin, to the closeness of a gesture, to the quiet of simply being here.

With warmth, Lera

A hand rests on wet skin in warm, low light.
The language of touch03 / 10
A softly blurred hand and the curve of a body beside a wooden floor.
Between gestures04 / 10

The smallest gestures
say something, too.

01 / The photographs

A selection of ten

A closer look.

Body and landscape.
Skin, light and the spaces in between.

01Selected photographsAn ongoing conversationView all 10 photographs
A figure holds the rocks at the water’s edge, face lifted towards the light.
At the water’s edge05 / 10
Hands, a ring and pearls rest against gathered sheer fabric in monochrome.
The things a gesture holds08 / 10

02 / Being photographed

Every session begins
with a conversation.

For yourself. For the two of you.
For wherever you are in your life.

We can start fully clothed; every step is your choice. No perfect pose or perfect body is needed.

Let’s talk about your session
For brands & collaborators

Have something in mind?
Tell me about your project.

Before the camera

A gentler way
to see yourself.

Two short practices for a softer way of seeing.
A small place to begin, just for you.

The Art of Seeing Yourself PDF

04 / An open invitation

A few words
are enough.

If you feel curious, write to me.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.

Write to me on Instagram @lera.noir_Write to me on Telegram @isvaleriaala
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Selected photographs