SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA · PENINSULA

People,
as they are.

Cinematic photographs shaped by the way you move, laugh, and find each other.

A FEW WAYS TO REMEMBER THIS SEASON

Stories

A small, considered collection.
Each story is built from real moments.

A couple walking their dog together along the coast
A black-and-white maternity portrait in a doorway
A woman in sunglasses sitting beside the water at the Palace of Fine Arts

The most honest photographs happen when the posing ends and you can simply be yourself.

A LITTLE LESS POSING. A LITTLE MORE YOU.

Iana Akhmetova, photographer in the Bay Area

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Iana.

Photography has always been part of my life. And now it feels like the quintessence of so many different parts of who I am — the way I see, notice details, and connect with people. It brings together very different parts of my experience: art school, years of working with numbers, psychology, and being a mom.

For me, posed shots are only a starting point. From there, we look for everything that happens in between: the real you, your subtle movements, smiles, gestures, and glances.

It’s important to me that you feel comfortable and at ease during the session, so I’ll help you with the location, outfits, and the overall idea before we even begin. And if there’s a little shyness at first, we don’t have to rush to get rid of it. It can be beautiful too, and little by little, it usually fades on its own.

At some point in every session, my favorite moment arrives: you get tired of thinking about the camera and trying to control yourself. That’s when something real begins, and we can open up and catch that spark—alive, honest, and completely yours.

I want to preserve not the way you posed for a photo, but the way you were with each other in that moment of your life.

Sessions are available in Russian and English.

If this speaks to you, I’d love to meet you and create something together.

SESSIONS

Room for
the story.

Every session follows the same relaxed format, whether it’s for a couple, a family, a maternity portrait, or a personal portrait.

All sessions

60–90-minute session
50+ fully edited photographs
Private high-resolution online gallery

$500

You’ll receive at least 50 carefully selected images. If there are more beautiful moments worth keeping, I’ll include them too.

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LET’S MAKE SOMETHING THAT FEELS LIKE YOU

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