Already as a 17yearold she took portraits with a desire that her motives should not seem posed or setup Influenced by 19th century painters Ovcarenko creates images with the same attention to light and color I concentrate on light color silence she says and the aesthetic impact of the work on the viewer without forcing or being brutal I love taking pictures of young people who stand at the threshold between childhood and adulthood

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Already as a 17-year-old she took portraits with a desire that her motives should not seem posed or setup. Influenced by 19th century painters Ovcarenko creates images with the same attention to light and color. "I concentrate on light, color, silence," she says, "and the aesthetic impact of the work on the viewer without forcing or being brutal. I love taking pictures of young people who stand at the threshold between childhood and adulthood ".