Vignette Obscura Magazine Issue 1 | Página 9

TANIALEWIS AN EYE FOR ROMANCE Looking through Tania Lewis portfolio feels as though one is looking at something intimate. There is a slight feeling of voyeurism because Lewis captures romance and sensuality so well. In discovering her creativity, she realized her niche was expressing emotions and love through photographs. “It wasn’t until my friend just asked to take a photo of her, using a simple camera, that I realized I want to create art,” she said. Originally from Russia, Lewis never intended to make a career from photography. She actually studied and became Her sister Olga mentioned to us about her family’s excitement about Tania’s older photographs. an economist. She remembered receiving a phone call from her family urging her to look through her sister’s photos. “Taking photographs was just a hobby for many, many years,” Lewis said. “I wasn’t enjoying my job so much and I “My other sister said, ‘look through Tania’s photos, they’re great,” Olga said. “Tania was not aware of how good she just discovered my creativity.” was back then.” 9