December 28, 2025

Snegurochka: When AI Turned a Soviet Holiday Classic Into a Viral Video

On November 30, 2025, Russian content creator Sasha Komovich set off a whole Internet rabbit hole with an AI-generated track called «Расскажи, Снегурочка» / “Rasskazhi, Snegurochka” (“Tell Me, Snegurochka”). It’s basically a futuristic remix of the classic Ну, погоди! tune — made entirely with neural […]

May 15, 2024

Naijazz: A Fashionista’s Dream 40th Birthday Photo Shoot

Doing this 40th birthday photo shoot with style was about honoring the Nigerian lady’s achievements, individuality, and journey from climbing the career ladder to raising three beautiful children. It’s about embracing the beauty of aging and celebrating every moment with grace, poise, and, of course, […]

January 21, 2019

Horst Couture: Dark Fashion in Color

Here’s how ZORPHOTOUR kicked off, with the tour’s very first photoshoot at a historical mansion in Ohio featuring dark fashion of Horst Couture.

December 18, 2018

High Glass: Beauty of Lillian Gorbachincky, Squared

It is rare that an artist’s beauty competes with the beauty of her own creations. What do you highlight in her photography? In Lillian Gorbachincky of Cosmopolitan Glass case, both.

October 6, 2016

India, Monaco: Avni + Asheesh = Destination Romance Photo Session

What could be a perfect destination for a romance photo session? Many, like this Indian couple, think France. Add a spice of Monte Carlo and a romantic photographer, and you get this editorial style rendezvous…

November 30, 2015

Prom Fashion: Castle Couture and Avanti Day Resort Commercial Shoot

What do you do when an eminent gown salon commissions you to present their prom fashion differently from the competitors? Bring a truckload of ideas, creativity, equipment, and props, of course!

October 1, 2015

I Fancy You: Dana + John = Fashionable Wedding

This is what happens when two bambini from the block grow up into a heartfelt fashion-driven lady marrying a caring and obliging gentleman.

March 13, 2015

Bridal Couture: U-Mode Salon and Bridal Styles Boutique Commercial Shoot

When some of the wedding industry leaders request a commercial photo shoot, an impression of a bridal couture is inevitable.

February 4, 2015

Appearing in Window Displays of Estelle Adoni Lingerie

I am delighted and thrilled to see Zorz Studios’ photos on the commercial scale display at Estelle Adoni, one of the largest and finest lingerie stores in Russia (with over 40 stores in Moscow alone).

December 19, 2014

Porto Bella: Model Portfolio Session

I work with models a lot, mostly for my commercial and fashion clients. They all start somewhere, and it is important to give an aspiring one a proper head start. This is where a model portfolio shoot comes in.

July 1, 2013

Super vs. Regular: What Makes Models

The distinction between “super” and “regular” is oftentimes symbolic and ambiguous. An acclaimed photograph for example, may have little merit other than its famous author’s name, while some hobbyist may produce an unrecognized masterpiece. Some girl next door casually running out to a store without […]

March 19, 2013

Fashion: Ready to Wear, Chanel, Fall/Winter 2013, Paris

Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel house offered something for everyone with his Fall/Winter 2013 collection in Paris two weeks ago with a celebrity line up in the front row, including Jessica Chastain, Milla Jovovich, and Frank Ocean. With the message of catering to the geographical needs […]

March 11, 2013

Fashion: Elie Saab, Ready to Wear, Fall/Winter 2013, Paris

Lebanese designer Elie Saab remains affidato to his lace reign. Color palette included deep amethyst, teal, deep bottle green, topaz yellow, yellow/green, and neutral black and white. Daytime outfits were centered on shape and construction for mastery sculpting with peplum waist, tiered crop bolero jackets and necklines […]

March 6, 2013

Fashion: Valentino, Fall/Winter 2013, Paris

Yesterday, designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of the house of Valentino made their Fall/Winter 2013 collection a tribute to youthful purity that is classy and chic. Resembling a modern fairy tale, at time models felt like stepped out of a painting (think “Princesse de Joinville” […]

February 27, 2013

Fashion: Salvatore Ferragamo, Ready to Wear, Fall/Winter 2013, Milan

The Florentine house of Salvatore Ferragamo presented its Fall/Winter collection in Milan past week. While Massimiliano Giorretti’s collection wasn’t particularly innovative and in large looked as a progression of the Spring/Summer 2013 collection, it fascinated with its 1960s traces, such as beautiful double-breasted coats in […]

February 22, 2013

Fashion: DSquared2, Ready to Wear, Fall/Winter 2013, Milan

Yesterday, Dean and Dan Caten, identical twin brothers and founders of the international fashion house DSqared2, took us back to the post-war 1940s with their masculine looking colorful oversized fedoras, double bowties, oversized jewels, men’s double-breasted suits, and silk dresses with a trailing feather boa […]

February 20, 2013

Fashion: Ralph Lauren, Ready to Wear, Fall/Winter 2013, New York

Ralph Lauren’s Fall/Winter 2013 collection was one of the most anticipated and coming in the final day of the New York Fashion Week, it evoked the romance of a far-off land. From Mary Lacy type of girl disguising herself as a boy to get on […]

February 12, 2013

Fashion: Donna Karan, Ready to Wear, Fall/Winter 2013, New York

Donna Karan, American fashion designer and the creator of DKNY (Donna Karan New York) clothing labels, presented her Fall/Winter 2013 collection in mostly monochromatic palette of both earthy palette with deep chocolate brown and urban colors of black asphalt with concrete, marking the collection “sensual […]

February 8, 2013

Fashion: Keneth Cole, Ready-to-Wear, Fall/Winter 2013, New York

After a seven-year absence and a buy-back from his investors, Kenneth Cole returned to New York Fashion Week yesterday with his Fall/Winter 2013 collection named “Urban Liberation”, adding yet more black and gray to the megapolis… Multiple layers, leather, knits, hoods, textures, cityscapes prints, some metallic […]

February 5, 2013

Fashion: Georges Chakra, Spring/Summer 2013 Paris

In Lebanese couturier Georges Chakra’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection, couture meets pop culture. Black goddess-like sublime cutout gowns are electrified with the electro-pop vibrations of a new era. Glamorous, hypnotizing, and seductive. “I design and create in order to expose a woman’s contradictory personality, she seduces […]

January 31, 2013

Fashion: Valentino, Spring/Summer 2013 Paris

Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have lead the house of Valentino since 2008 and their latest collection, shown in Paris last week, is called Le Silence de Tournesols (“The Silence of Sunflowers”). They called it the most elaborate collection and to illustrate, refer to the number of hours put into the manual craftsmanship, typically from 800 to […]

January 29, 2013

Fashion: Zuhair Murad, Spring/Summer 2013 Paris

Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad’s Spring/Summer 2013 Paris collection, titled “Golden Age”. This is a notable example of timeless femininity, interweaving Hellenistic era and Baroque overtones with today’s haute couture. Gold and white colors, embroideries see-through fabrics revealing woman’s skin like tattoos or framed masterpieces, bodices, capes, sparkles, […]

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