petra collins

A photographer/painter from Toronto, Petra Collins, has really been creating buzz with her creative work these days. I love how her images always have a raw Lolita like quality to them. Very dream-like with a touch of darkness. There is often controversy surrounding her use of nudity and sexuality, but I've personally always loved that aspect added into a photo. She curates the website the Ardorous (which is derived from one of my favorite words - ardor - it means passion/intensity/ferver), which is quite inspiring so I recommend checking it out and discovering some new young artists.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from her work.