its really simple

in the overwhelming world that we live in it seems impossible to escape extravagance. it seems that our society has gotten the notion that bigger is better, more is more, adding to the clutter of our lives will improve it. simplicity is looked down upon, simple has been done, simple is old news. but is more really more?

madison dube proved to me that simplicity is beauty. she eliminated the clutter and it was stunning. when i showed up at location i expected preparation, complication, additions and all other matters to improve my raw self.

 but there was none of that, and i was doubtful because i thought fashion did not coexist with simplicity. but madison knew that life is better without the complications. she also knew how to take a damn good photo. so i spent the day in a ravishing world of minimal. and with the clutter gone there was more room for connection and friendship. yes, it sounds cheesy but i bonded with madison. i was intrigued by her approach, amazed by her persona, and we shared more than time together that day. 

simplicity has always been beautiful, and it will remain more beautiful than any overproduced work in my mind.  in the process of enormously refining art, the passion behind the work is destroyed. madison did not refine but rather effortlessly utilized the magic of simple. she did not seek to complicate, she did not seek to perfect. because perfecting is work, and art isnt work. madison is an artist, and a briliant one at that. meow.

xoxo ana cristina 

the big bang

every once in a while there is a big bang

the fashion industry is like no other and my job as a model is unlike any job that i have had or will ever have. the obvious reason is that no other job stresses beauty like modeling. the less obvious reason is the people who i work with. 

my first taste at modeling was   with a photographer whom i   consider to be a friend today. i   can credit much of my success to   him, for without his talent and   energy im not sure if i would   have loved my job from the start.   i was unsure of the industry. i   didnt think i was good enough, i   didnt think i could make it.   because getting into the industry   is hard enough, and youre only   going to succeed if you enter   with a big bang. we shot to cinema>>>

taylor tupy is one of the most talented fashion photographers in minnesota. i walked into his studio unsure, timid, and frankly scared out of my mind. but taylor kept it simple, he kept it sexy. and all of the sudden, it clicked with me when he clicked the shutter. i went through a metamorphosis, a drastic change caused by a surge of creative energy pouring from this guys lens. taylor tupy kicks ass. and that alone is enough said.

xoxo  ana cristina