Yana Paskova

Portraits

Portraits, shot either posed or candidly on reportage.

U.S. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton (D-NY) rests for a moment while campaigning at the Clear Lake 4th of July Parade in Clear Lake, Iowa, on July 4, 2007. She brought along her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to greet the crowd. (Reportage)
   
Aidan Menzul poses for a portrait on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York on Thursday, October 23, 2008. After losing his job at a private equities firm early in September, Menzul has moved to a less expensive apartment and has considered leaving New York. (Portraiture)
   
John Keating, whose daughter Sara Low died on one of the planes that struck the World Center on Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, poses for a portrait with her picture on Tuesday, March 25, 2009 near the US Courthouse in Manhattan, New York. (Portraiture)
     
  
   
Adult movie actress Savanna Samson, whose given name is Natalie Oliveros, poses for a portrait in her apartment in Manhattan, New York, on Friday, June 19, 2009. Samson says she misses the dialogue and plot line in former adult movies, both of which movie studios are steadily reducing to cater to a generation of viewers who seek shorter clips for the internet and entertainment that is more to the point. (Portraiture)
   
Three-year-old Isabella Ingvarsson plays with her Barbie doll in front of the Barbie display at Bryant Park during Fall 2009 Fashion Week on Sunday, February 15, 2009 in Manhattan, New York.(Reportage)
     
  
(L-R) Cookbook author, former model and actress Padma Lakshmi poses for a portrait after practicing with boxing trainer Dell Brown at the Dolphin Fitness Club in Manhattan, New York on Friday, July 24, 2009; and earlier, boxes with him during practice. (Portraiture, left; Reportage, right)
   
Andrew Henderson, curator at the New York Botanical Garden and one of the world's leading palm experts, poses for a portrait in front of a palm tree tablecloth hanging on the living room wall of his apartment in the Bronx, New York, on Sunday, September 20, 2009. (Portraiture)
   
Swarupa Rao poses for a portrait while demonstrating a Kathak dance she teaches at the Bollywood Performing Arts center in Hicksville in Long Island, New York, on July 01, 2009.(Portraiture)
     
  
Erin Laubenheimer laughs while posing for a portrait on the rooftop of her apartment building in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, June 26, 2009. Laubenheimer is an artist looking for work, who does yoga in her spare time to reduce stress. (Portraiture)
   
Sixty-nine-year-old Lawrence Harris, a retired bank messenger, poses for a portrait in his East Flatbush home on Thursday, April 09, 2009 in Brooklyn, New York. Harris is a victim of a foreclosure scam and is fighting against losing his house. (Portraiture)
   
Erin Laubenheimer poses for a portrait near a window by the hallway staircase inside her apartment building in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, June 26, 2009. Laubenheimer is an artist looking for work, who does yoga in her spare time to reduce stress. (Portraiture)