last year I discovered some very beautifull but somehow spooky pictures of the german photografer Loretta Lux. Some of her recent pictures of little children were published in a german photo-magazine. Nowadays she seems to be everywere. In her own words:

„My pictures of children are not portraits in the true meaning of the word. They are rather imaginary portraits. I always choose models that I can somehow identify with, that remind me of my own childhood. What interests me about children is the mixture of vulnerability and pride, genuineness and learned behavior, self-awareness and hidden knowledge. I am exploring the awakening of the self.

As a trained painter, I don’t consider myself a photographer. My main influences and inspirations are great Italian painters like Pinturicchio and Bronzino, Spanish painters like Velasquez and Goya and the German romanticists. Some of my works refer to fairytales and myths, such as The Rose Garden, but they are never direct quotes.”

Links:

• Some of her pictures
  
• Lux vs Modigliani
  
• Her homepage