we’re inviting 40 amazing women in their 40s, 50s, 60s+ to a special and empowering portrait experience culminating in a private celebration and gallery exhibit
IT’S TIME TO BE PROUD AND EXCITED OF BEING OVER 40!
Women over 40 are too beautiful to be unseen, underappreciated or not photographed beautifully. Let’s embrace the confidence of finally being comfortable in our own skin. Join us on this special adventure and share the common bond of being 40 and over.
Let’s be proud of all the challenges and accomplishments.
Let’s appreciate every scar, every line and every grey (or purple!) hair.
This portrait experience is much more than taking pretty pictures.
First launched by Iryna Sosnovska in 2021 this portrait experience is meant to show you what your loved ones see in you - strength, confidence, love for life and beauty.
It’s a celebration of you and YOUR story.
It's an opportunity to explore different sides of your personality to help you rediscover some sides of you that you might have forgotten. Or discover something new.
It's fun. It’s therapeutic. It's a gift to yourself. And we can't wait for you to enjoy it!
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
WHAT THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
Style Consultation with Iryna to discuss why, how (and optionally, with whom) you’d like to be photographed.
Hair and make-up on the day of the photo shoot by our expert make-up artist. Your make up and hair artistry are defined by your style and your preferences.
Fully guided photo shoot that is fun, relaxed and transformational.
(In Midtown studio at 222 East 46th Str.)
Your View and Order appointment following your photo shoot to select your favorite portraits and artwork.
One complimentary fine art print, mounted and signed. An opportunity to order any additional fine art products - framed wall art, albums and prints.
Participation at our annual private Celebration and Gallery Exhibit
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
The Over 40 Experience session fee is $690
(Regular price $1190)
Each portrait session is custom to every client, unrushed and at a time that works for you.
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“I wanted my portrait taken to reclaim my confidence. A moment in time when I was fierce and strong. I look at the beautiful photos of me – they are my salvation when negative thoughts start to creep in.” —VANESSA
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"I had a lot of tragedy happen in 2021. A lot of people close to me passed away. Sometimes my grief was so huge that I was losing myself in it. I was trying to find myself again. The photo shoot helped me as I needed to see a new me and the beginning of my new life". - Pilar
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“I wanted to celebrate myself as I am today - STRONG, RESILIENT, PASSIONATE AND FULL OF LIFE” —RUTH
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"We don't celebrate us as much as we should. I wanted to celebrate a moment in time. I feel like, not that life is perfect, but life is beautiful. There's so much to celebrate, there are so many blessings in my life". - Michelle
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“Moving to New York at the age of 51was a big challenge for me. I thought I was going to be based in Tokyo, living close to my parents. It’s been one year since I moved here. I wanted to celebrate myself and my life in New York” - Fumio
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“THESE PHOTOS ARE A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT I’M STRONG AND WORTHY. Most of all, they remind me of how proud I am for all that I have overcome” —CHRISTINE
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“As a single mom, I'm always the one behind the camera. So it was nice to treat myself to this gift and capture a moment of time in my life that I can look back upon and say, "WOW, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL!" —LINDA
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“The whole experience of getting hair and make-up done and being in front of the camera got me in touch with my femininity and made me feel alive and vibrant”! —Trea
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"I wanted to have photos for my family. It felt raw and vulnerable. It was difficult to find a genuine smile, but photos mean everything to me now, since it is all I have left since losing my son". - LaRae
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I wanted to do this for myself. It was a way of reflecting on my life at the turn of half a century. It made me pause to enjoy the experience during such a time in our uncertain world today. - Nicola
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"I’ve survived cancer, learned to walk again, got divorced all while raising my daughter. And I still manage to smile through it all. I wanted to celebrate survival and to look back on the photos and be proud of who I am, my scars and my journey". - Cindi
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"I've always been the one behind the camera when my kids were growing up. As years passed by, I realized I was barely in the photos! I wanted to change this in my late 40s. I decided to do it to treat myself. It was a special gift for me from me". - Hande
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"After losing my parents and finding new joy in life, I wanted to see beauty even in sadness". - Joyce
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“I wanted phots of me and my dog Sophia, who turned 10. And I turned 55. I wanted to capture the time when she was still viable and happy, and the love and the history we have together. I also wanted to put into that frame what 55 signifies for me. It's just a number. I think it's a very sexy number". - Iris
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"Part of my own healing was coming through a divorce. I didn't have the opportunity to really hold on to a lot of these beautiful experiences I had. The images that I had symbolized points in my life that I wasn't at anymore. I wanted to capture myself at a pivotal age". - Ann
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"It's not something I normally would have done. When I turned 50 I wanted something different. I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone". - Geeta
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"As a cancer survivor I appreciate every moment of being alive and with my family. I wanted to capture myself at this age, still full of life and love. I did it mainly for my daughter and granddaughter, so she could say one day “look at my grandma. Wasn’t she so much fun!” - Cynthia
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"I am usually the photographer for the family or friends. I thought it would be nice to be on the other side of the lens for a change!" - Leena
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"I spent a lot of time hiding from not being seen. There was a real disconnect between the way people saw me and the way I did. I also rejected anything feminine in me. So I wanted to see myself in a totally different light. I wanted to be able to see what is reflected but that I struggle to see". - Julie
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“It was perfect timing because I had just became a grandma. I wanted to celebrate that. And I wanted to allow myself to be pampered and to do something just for myself. To celebrate my strengths and these big milestones in my life” - Beata
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"As a mom of 5 kids I wanted to do something just for myself. I thought it was about time to celebrate myself. And I enjoyed every moment of it". - Victoria
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“I was about to turn fifty but I felt like I was a hundred years old. Also, I had lost a ton of weight. I just needed something for myself. I needed to make a change and to feel good again. And I felt like it was something to do for myself. It was exciting. It was who I am”. - Kim
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“Where I am right now in my life, I'm extremely happy and now I can think back on it with some beautiful images and dream back on that particular time. I hope it stays that way, but I really wanted to capture this moment”. - Kirstine
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“I really did it for myself not for anybody else because I wanted to jump start and have this space in myself to do the things I always wanted to do. It brings the true YOU out when you do a project like this, so, it's very empowering”. - Kiran
YOUR PHOTO SESSION
Your photo session takes place at Iryna’s private Manhattan studio, a few blocks from Grand Central Station at 222 East 46th Street in New York City, in the famous Blue Building.
It begins at a make-up station where you’re pampered by our professional make-up and hair artist.
Iryna will photograph you in a variety of outfits bringing out your favorite features.
You can include your mom, daughter (or son), sister or your partner in your shoot to create an extra layer of context and meaning in your portraits.
This experience is about rediscovering and celebrating yourself and seeing how truly beautiful you are, inside and out.
“Keep the spotlight to yourself or share this experience with your loved ones.
A NOTE FROM IRYNA
I've been photographing families and kids for over 15 years. I’m turning 45 this year and I feel as I’m getting older I tend to shy away from the camera more and more. I notice the same with my 40+, 50+, 60+ friends and clients. We need to change that! I believe we deserve to be in beautiful photographs for our families and for ourselves!
Join me on this fun and transformational journey!
our celebration and exhibit in 2021
our celebration and exhibit in 2022
our celebration and exhibit in 2023
What our participants are saying about their portrait experience
“It was an entire experience of joy.“ - Janice
“It was liberating. It made me feel just amazing. It was a very freeing experience.“ - Esther
“Wow, that’s me! I AM beautiful! I still got it! 55 is just a number.“ - Iris
“You captured what I am. My tomboyishness and also my femininity. It was almost a therapeutic kind of experience.” - Fumio
If you’re interested in being part of this experience
Please fill out the form and iryna will reach out to you
WHO THIS IS FOR
We’re inviting 40 strong, resilient, independent women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. Women who are proud of their life’s journey, with its challenges and accomplishments.
Everyone is unique. Some want to celebrate an important milestone. Some want to simply feel and look beautiful again, feel alive. For some it’s an opportunity to reflect on their achievements and life journey.
Being over 40 means that you’ve survived something in your life that made you stronger.
We can’t wait to hear your story and create magnificent art together!
If you’re interested in being part of this experience
Please fill out the form and iryna will reach out to you
“I used to hate seeing photos of myself. The photos you took showed me that part of me that I love. You captured both my strength and femininity. It changed the way I see myself.”— Susan
more about iryna and the studio
Iryna is a portrait artist and storyteller, who loves photographing families, kids and individual women and men.
Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Iryna started her photographic career at the age of 24 as a photojournalist in Ukraine and Eastern Europe for publications such as the Financial Times and Business Ukraine. She moved to Prague, Czech Republic, and worked as a fashion and commercial photographer before moving to NYC in 2011.
After becoming a mom to a beautiful daughter, Iryna reevaluated and reconsidered everything and established herself as a family portrait photographer.
She opened her private studio in Midtown Manhattan in 2020 focusing on creating beautiful custom photographic art for her clients. In her work Iryna combines her love for art and her journalistic approach. She creates portraits that are visually compelling and tell people's stories.
Iryna believes that "interviewing" her clients, learning about their unique stories and what they value is as important as using the right lighting and composition in creating beautiful and meaningful portraits.
Iryna finds great joy in capturing people's love for each other and for themselves and designing framed art and storytelling books that will stand the test of time.