Journal
Maria Panina’s skincare project Skin / Texture / Ritual approaches beauty photography as both portraiture and material study. The series begins with the presence of the face and the individuality of skin, then moves closer into the surfaces that shape a skincare ritual: creams, transparent gels, serum drops, gold eye masks, and reflective oils. Rather […]
A gallery exhibition and a commercial campaign may serve different purposes, but the visual discipline behind both can be the same. In Maria Panina’s work, fine art photography is not separate from fashion, beauty, or hair imagery. It is the foundation for it. Her first solo exhibition, Quiet Strength, opened on July 1, 2026, at […]
Maria Panina’s photography begins with movement. Dance, gesture, posture, and physical connection sit at the center of her artistic practice. Whether she is photographing a dancer, a beauty subject, a fashion model, or two people who share a long history, Panina looks for the moment when the body communicates beyond a posed expression. Her collaborators […]
On July 1, 2026, Maria Panina opened Quiet Strength, her first solo exhibition, at El Barrio Art Space in New York City. The exhibition brought together 28 photographs and welcomed approximately 50 guests to its opening reception. A live dance performance by Shoko Tamai extended the work beyond the frame, placing movement directly within the […]
