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Anastasia – year 21

It’s October again, and, as usual, Anastasia came to my studio for her annual portrait. It’s been 21 years since we started this project, and after this long run, we’ve completed the 22nd image.

Everything began in October 2003, when a very young Anastasia entered my studio for the first time. On that occasion, I made her a portrait without having a project in mind. Coincidentally, Anastasia returned to my studio the following October, in 2004, and I took a second portrait similar to the first one. From that moment, it became clear that this could be a long-term project, so we decided to meet every October for as long as possible, annually repeating our portrait and adding new images to the set.

Interestingly, over all these years, I’ve changed my studio three times, camera and lighting equipment countless times, but I never changed the chair Anastasia sits on. Amusingly, the chair isn’t visible in the pictures, but we (Anastasia and I) know it’s there.

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Anastasia, fotografia cu numărul 20

Anastasia Olaru – Octombrie 2022

It’s October, and as you surely know, it’s the month I usually meet Anastasia Olaru for our annual portrait, so here it is. This time we have a beautiful round number, 20 images since we started the project.

It started in October 2003, 19 years ago, when Anastasia entered my studio for the first time. With that occasion unscheduled, I’ve made her a portrait. Luckily, as a coincidence, Anastasia came again to my studio the following year, in October, and I took her a second portrait similar to the first one. From that moment, it was clear that this could be a long-term project, so we decided to meet each other again every October for as long as possible, annually repeating our portrait and adding new images to this set.

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Anastasia, fotografia cu nr 19

Anastasia Gheorghe – Octombrie 2021

It is October, and as you probably already know, it is the month I usually meet Anastasia Olaru for our annual portrait, so here it is.


It all started in October 2003, 18 years ago, when Anastasia entered my studio for the first time. With that occasion, totally unscheduled, I’ve made her a portrait. Luckily, as a coincidence, Anastasia came again to my studio the following year, in October, and I’ve taken her a second portrait, similar to the first one. From that moment, it was clear to me that this could be an exciting project, so we decided to meet each other again every October, for as long as possible, annually repeating this portrait.

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