Mikhail Paramonov

My name is Mikhail Paramonov. I don’t work with professional models. My models are the spirits of the city, whom I find while wandering the gray, foggy streets of St. Petersburg. They emerge from the shadows like dreams, wild and innocent, with eyes full of mysteries and promises. My girls only take photos with me, as I jealously guard their naturalness, their light, their soul. I have been doing this for a very long time, perhaps an eternity. Every shot is not just a photograph; it is a key to another reality, where time stands still, and beauty becomes eternal.

Theater Academy, Art Critic

BEAUTY WITHOUT GLAMOUR (RUSSIA MUSEUM, St.Petersburg, 2013)

EROS. THE TIMES AND PEOPLE (Central Exhibition Hall MANEGE, St.Petersburg, 2007)

FLED AND SHOT, dedicated to Tinto Brass. (Gallery REFLEX, Moscow, 2003)