Melissa O’Shaughnessy: Tell me a bit about your background. Where were you born and where did you grow up?
Gulnara Samoilova: I was born in Ufa, Bashkortostan and lived there until 1992. I fell in love with photography when I was 15 years old and knew immediately that it was what I wanted to do with my life. When I finished high school I went to work as a black and white printer. A year later I became a portrait photographer and shortly after got a job as a photography teacher in a Youth Arts Center. I was also working on my own personal projects.
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Wild Flowers
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That’s Absurd
Curated by Melissa O’Shaughnessy
Melissa O’Shaughnessy on the Outerfocus Podcast
Melissa O’Shaughnessy interviewed by Ian Weldon on the Outerfocus Podcast. You can find the podcast here or on your favorite podcast app.
Melissa O’Shaughnessy on YWYW Magazine
Melissa O’Shaughnessy “Being Present in the Here and Now” featured on YWYW Magazine. Read the interview here.
Happy Halloween
Curated by Melissa O’Shaughnessy
Melissa O’Shaughnessy in Conversation with Blake Andrews
Blake Andrews: Where are you from?
Melissa O’Shaughnessy: I grew up in Minneapolis, but have been living in the New York City area since 1991.
Blake Andrews: Can you trace your interest in photography back to your roots?
Melissa O’Shaughnessy:
I really came to photography quite late—when my children were in high school. But my father was an avid amateur photographer so there may be a genetic influence.
Melissa O’Shaughnessy’s Instagram Selections
Selected images from Melissa O’Shaughnessy’s Instagram #UPdogsdays challenge, featuring work that evokes the dog days of summer.
Moving on UP: Two New UP Members
Two new UP members, Alison McCauley and Melissa O’Shaughnessy, featured on Street Repeat. Read the full article here.