Explore my creative collaborations with talented artists in digital fashion illustration and a short animation film. These projects, completed in 2023-2025, highlight my love for fashion photography, a passion I’ve nurtured since my student days as a model and a stylist in creative shoots. I enjoy working in a multidisciplinary genre, constantly seeking out specialists from various fields to create magical projects together
Alien Flower
Yvonne, the Queen of Flowers, from a distant planet in a neighboring universe. In her world, the delicate beauty of flowers is the most powerful force — one before which even the most brutal forces of the cosmos bow. As queen, she is both the mind and the heart of this great power. But there is one weapon that could defeat her — doubt. But she doesn’t know this. And may she never find out…
Photographer: Valery Akimov
Model: Yvonne Wanjiku
Art Director, 3D artist, Editor: Irina Sliva
2025
Golden Fish
” I spent a long time trying to catch the golden fish that would grant my cherished wish. This fish is a barely discernible vision, requiring special skills to capture. While trying to catch it, I learned to sense its presence, to react quickly, and a couple of times, I even thought I had managed to grab its tail. But I never learned to see it clearly. I kept catching and learning. One day, I was so exhausted that my body forced me to learn to relax. In this relaxed state, I looked at myself in the mirror, and by unfocusing my gaze, I clearly saw it. I realized that I am the golden fish. And that’s how I caught it… ”
Photographer: Valery Akimov
Art Director, Model, 3D artist, Editor: Irina Sliva
2024
The Power
Photographer: Valery Akimov
Model: Samuel Njoroge
Editor: Irina Sliva
2024
Ocean Dreams
Photographer: Valery Akimov
Model and Aerial Gymnast: Victoria Strelenko
Art Director, 3D Artist, Editor: Irina Sliva
2024
Heaven Circus
The mini film created by:
Idea/Design/Animation: Irina Sliva
Music/Sound Design: Andrey Lialkin
Intro/Title Animation: Margaret Stähl
2024
Ethereal Bloom
Photographer: Valery Akimov
Art Director/Model/3D Artist/Editor: Irina Sliva
2023