Hey, I’m Larisa!
(spelled with one ”s” and pronounced with Italian accent but I’m Romanian, although I live in the US)
I was born and raised in Deva, Romania. I’ve always been motivated to dream big, work hard and to never stop learning. When people see my photography, I hope that they feel inspired! I’ve always wanted my photography to be meaningful for people and to give them some goosebumps ( yes, like cute little independent butterflies chilling in your belly)
My passion for photography and constant drive to push myself into the unknown to see what I was capable of - this is what gave me the strength to pack a bag and hop on a plane bound for USA - hungry to grow and to continue my journey for my love of photography. Fun fact; I always wanted to be an architect because it seemed like the cool thing to do and I would impress members of my family - but my career was very short because I didn’t really like it and honestly I don’t think I was very good … I was bad. Fast forward 5 years later (moved to Bucharest Romania to study at a random collage, met my current best friends and built the best memories with them, lifelong friends!)
Now I am here on Martha's Vineyard, a little island nestled off the coast of Cape Cod Massachusetts, USA. I've spent countless hours photographing the things I love most - the connection between people, the laughs, inside jokes, their love, the small and the big things that makes them … them.
Each person has their own story and I am both honored and thankful to be able to capture these moments. Seeing people's joy in my photographs reminds me that I am doing what I am meant to do, in a place I'm meant to be ( for now).
I always wanted to be a professional third wheel.
Random stuff
I am always looking for a good laugh, always trying to make people laugh ( most of the time by the time I translate a joke in my head and deliver it with Romanian accent the moment is gone). That’s my excuse for when I’m actually not funny.
I'm a Pisces and even if it doesn’t mean anything at least it puts me in a box with a lot of cool people and we can bond over it. Plus I memorized some facts about us, I got you.
I use sarcasm to get out of a stressful situation, or to show my friends I love them when I’m incapable of saying “ I love you”.
I love everything about Romanian food, trying to cook it here is very difficult, so I started to buy my mom plane tickets. Now she spends every summer here.
Some of my favorite things that make me happy are; music, good coffee ( espresso please), rainy days, barefoot on the grass, onions in every meal, road trips, trees, a good joke, hugs and binge watching shows.
My friends don't want to play board games with me anymore because I get competitive.
I live on sugar but am surprisingly healthy.
I’m stoked you’re here, not gonna lie
if you got energized by my work and wanna create something real with your significant human, then let’s have a chat.