From time to time, these Artists will accept Commissions. Also, Kaitlyn is available to Model for Fine Art and Fashion Assignments. Please contact Ralph Brill at info@brillgallery109.com with your requirements.

Steve Azzara is a Bronx, New York based photographer who has been actively taking photographs since shooting the people on his block at age 14. While still in high school, after shooting a Rod Stewart Concert, he brought the images to Stewart’s hotel room the following day and Stewart used them on his next album. Upon graduation, Azzara went on the road with Sly And The Family Stone. That experience led to several album covers and magazine assignments including Rolling Stone, Time, People, Vogue, and Elle. He acknowledges some influences from Richard Avedon, Francesco Scavullo and Arthur Elgot. Azzara has produced such books as NAKED and IMPORTRAITS. In 2006 he was named Director of Photography for Supermodels Unlimited. Over the years, he has taken portraits of many popular celebrities. Azzara’s shots of Kaitlyn in this exhibition are a part of his “10 Sizes Too Big” Series where he asked 40 nude models to put on his oversized jeans to see how they dealt with the situation.

Dmitri Belyi was born in the Ukraine where as a teenager he became fascinated with photography. In college he studied marketing and advertising. During this period, he also advanced his training in photography and soon received commissions to supply photographs for books, editorials, advertising and magazines. Today, Belyi is based in New York and his images can be found in Chronogram, The Petite Alternative, Tattoo Envy and Koncept magazines. Belyi has exhibited his works at the Broderick Fine Art Gallery, Cornell Street Studios, and the CCCA Galleries. Arnold Newman, Jan Saudek and Helmut Newton have had their influences on his art. The Walt Whitman quote: “….and your very flesh shall be a great poem” has also influenced him.

Dave Foss is based in Brooklyn, New York. He comes from a family of photographers. Foss got his start at age 6 when his sister gave him her Kodak. Foss went on to study techniques at the New York Institute of Photography. Foss shoots his nudes guerilla style on the streets of New York hand held with available light only. He collaborates with his models to capture strong visuals in dramatic landscapes and architectural settings. His photographs have been exhibited in Gallery 364, various group shows and at Madame X. Foss’ award winning “Music Box Dancer” depicts a nude dancer in front of the Coney Island Parachute Jump. BRILL GALLERY PRODUCTIONS is collaborating with a team of photographers including Dave Foss on a Hudson River Valley Nudes Book. Foss’ images of Kaitlyn in this exhibition come from one of those shoots in the Albany/Troy Area. Other books that showcase Foss’ images include A DAY WITH KATY, NUDES IN THE GRAFFITI TUNNEL and A DAY WITH ZINN STAR.

Dave Gordon is a multimedia artist based in the Boston Area who works with photography, animation, sculpture and electronics – separately and in combination. Gordon studied sociology at Oberlin College and in 2008 received his MPS from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His films have been shown in the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival and Houston International Film Festival where he was awarded the Bronze Remi Award for Animation. Gordon has taught Media Arts at Salem State University and is the 2012 Artist in Residence at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham, MA. Dave Gordon is an expert on Eadweard Muybridge and has developed an online archive. Gordon’s art in the KAITLYN 5X5 Exhibition consists of an antique viewer with Muybridge-like videos using Steve Azzara’s photographs of Kaitlyn mixed with Muybridge images.

Kaitlyn was born in New Hampshire and moved to New York at a young age. After school she worked as a baker and flower arranger. In 2003 Kaitlyn went South and worked as a stripper. A friend at the West Point Military Academy suggested that she explore fine art modeling after she posed for him as part of his studio project. Kaitlyn explored that suggestion and is now a full time model. Kaitlyn is not only very comfortable in her skin, but she has learned to collaborate with a wide variety of photographers in helping them achieve their visions. Modeling nude is Kaitlyn’s way of communicating and socializing with the larger world.

Donna Feldman Lasky is based in Maryland. She was given a camera at the age of 12 and acquired a love of photography from her father. She graduated from Towson State University with a degree in Criminal Justice, but continued to take photographs of anything and everything. In 2009, Lasky took a Nude Art Workshop and her professional life changed. She has become extremely passionate about shooting only artistic female nudes as a result of that workshop. Lasky has a large sophisticated studio where she works full time and explores her fascination with the perfection of the female nude. Donna Feldman Lasky has exhibited at the Baltimore Womens Industrial Exchange and at Silo Point. Her photographs have appeared in such publications as Guitar World.

Jason Tamvakis is a New York based photographer and graphic designer with a specialty in high end digital retouching for the advertising and publishing industries. He started his professional life as an illustrator, but has a strong love for alternative and nude photography. Tamvakis studied at the Connecticut Institute of Art and Monroe College. His clients have included the NFL, World Wrestling Entertainment, DreamWorks, DC Comics and Lucas Films. His book projects have included: TWISTED VIXENS: BOOK OF THE DEAD and DEAD SEXY: UNDEAD UNDRESSED.