My name is Nadya Lev, and I'm a 24-year-old photographer living in Los Angeles. I was born in Moscow, and moved to America in 1990. I'm currently out of school and working full-time.

Photography has been in my life for as long as I can remember. My dad, Yuri Lev, is an amazing photographer whose work is always inspirational to me. I almost set his studio on fire when I was six, but it's all good now.

My work is about people who travel to another time and place by transforming themselves. My images celebrate clothing that boldly reshapes the wearer's body, elaborate hair that converts a face into an organic sculpture, and above all creative people who dare to alter themselves beyond the pre-packaged styles offered by popular culture, drawing on history, film, literature and art to become walking testaments to their ideals.

You can reach me at mint at sandwich dot net.