Gala Semenova
San Diego | United States of America
BIOGRAPHY
Gala Semenova is a self-taught Fine Art Portrait Photographer who lives and works in San Diego, California. She was born in Tula, Russia in 1981 and relocated to the States in 2009. Her journey to discovering her own femininity revealed a deep connection to women as the subject of her artistic expression. Every expression of femininity—a woman’s personal story, her cultural context, every defeat and victory—sheds light on the complexities of her own womanhood. Semenova’s work is a response to the pressure-filled, patriarchal culture she left behind in Russia and the youth/beauty, power-obsessed culture she now experiences in America. She strives to capture the true spirit of women, amplifying and revealing something absolutely personal that oftentimes is shared by many yet hasn’t been acknowledged or exposed. With each portrait, she aims to reveal the vulnerable woman inside to allow space for recognition, healing, and empowerment. Semenova’s photography presents women and their stories, documents their lives in such a way that is feminine, powerful, and touching. Each photograph she takes reflects a part of her, of who she is.