Every time I shoot I fall in love
This woman is a racehorse, she is a finely tuned machine waiting to perform, she is a fighter, she has more drive and will to succeed than you and I ever will. She is a sensual, ubersexy, warm and giving person and now she has entrusted me to document her physique.
She is dressed in minimal torn and ripped clothing, tanned, oiled, sprayed with water and glycerine, all her hard work on display. Its cold, we are in a huge concrete building. R1 Centre in Inglewood is the original mma gym of Los Angeles. A few fighters is shadow boxing in the background. This is real for them and for us.
She is nervous. I am nervous, I am always so fucking nervous. The team is awaiting marching orders …
The whole experience is more physical than anything. Being creative means opening up your inner self for the world to see more of you than you dare, for the world to comment and judge you. Being creative means bleeding, sacrifice, vomiting, being dead tired, overcoming fears and never never never let it shine through while you are shooting …
Time to create magic. True art is created when a positive vibe translates over to the whole team and everyone from the runner, make up, styling, grip and lighting, the photographer, model and art director works together in harmony.
This is what I do and I do it in Los Angeles, The City of Angels. I love my life.
Lets do this.
Pavel Ythjall
