SASHAFOTO

saratoga race course, saratoga springs (july 2018)

for TOPIC

pink dress, moscow (july 2017)

for bloomberg businessweek (cover story)

moscow’s makeover, cover story for bloomberg businessweek (july 2017)

ay, as we’re hurtling through november I’ve realized there are many projects that I haven’t shared here this year, several of which are now up on my site. I’ll share some snippets in the coming posts.

chef daniel patterson, san francisco (feb. 2017)

my cover story for california sunday’s april issue, out now.

senator elizabeth warren, new york (apr. 2017)

for the new york times

senator elizabeth warren, new york (apr. 2017)

for the new york times

deeply grateful to be included in PDN’s 30 new & emerging photographers to watch in 2017. 

this would not have been possible without my family and friends who, with very few reservations, have continually supported me in this unconventional career choice, nor without fiercely supportive photo editors who get it. 

to all of the awesomely talented folks on the list, i'm honored to be among you. let's party! then get back to work. 

read up on the interview & check out the other folks here.

kerby jean-raymond of pyer moss, new york (jan. 2017)

part of a story shot for the new york times

NYCballet corps performing “swan lake”, lincoln center, ny (jan. 2017)

from NYTimes, “Being in NYCBallet’s corps is not like being a member of a chorus line, or a backup singer. The  company promotes almost all of its stars, the principal dancers, from within. So while the corps is expected to be able to move in startling unison, its 54 members are also competing for bigger roles and promotions. Sasha Arutyunova took this photo of the NYCBallet during a performance of “Swan Lake”; Claire Kretzschmar is among those pictured. @nytimes shadowed the 24-year-old rising corps member during the first week of the company’s winter season. The takeaway: It was exhausting. She danced in all 7 performances, appearing in 5 ballets, sometimes changing costumes at intermission to dance 2 roles in a night. And that’s not to mention company class each morning, back-to-back-to-back rehearsals, costume fittings, physical therapy, and hair and makeup.”

mika on his computer, st. petersburg (oct. 2016)

likely later today, or maybe tomorrow, I'll be sending out my first ever newsletter, with lots of visual snacks, including: - brand new images from russia in september, like this one - a round up portraits and features from 2016 - a music video!

I promise to email only sporadically. 

sign up if you wanna be in the loop: http://eepurl.com/cuuKs5. 

new york city ballet principal sara mearns and choreographer jodi melnick, nyc (oct. 2016)

shot for the new york times

new york city ballet principal sara mearns and choreographer jodi melnick, nyc (oct. 2016)

shot for the new york times 

mike colter, nyc (oct. 2016)

shot for the new york times

adrianne lenker of big thief, brooklyn (mar. 2015)

elinor carucci, chelsea (aug. 2016)

one of my favorites, shot for the photographic journal

kids on the pier, crescent beach, white rock, B.C. (aug. 2015)

SUMMER TRAVEL ADVISORY

june 23-27 amsterdam june 27-july 1 berlin july 1-5 london

heading out to europe with my book. would love to show it to you. let’s meet? holler: [email protected]

excited to share the premiere of a music video I directed with Jacob Blumberg (a debut of sorts for me) filmed entirely on 16mm on a Bolex H16 & an ARRI SR2 for the sweetest talent woman Sarah Jarosz

thanks to NPR Music for the words: "The stark black-and-white imagery in the video, including intriguing and inchoate images of naked flesh (both Jarosz's and her costar's), reads like exploration of the area beyond previous comfort zones. This video requires multiple viewings — at least once each for images and then for lyrics and music." @nprmusic​

full credits: Sarah Jarosz “House Of Mercy” (Sarah Jarosz/Jedd Hughes) From the album Undercurrent Sugar Hill Records Directed by: Sasha Arutyunova & Jacob Blumberg Directors of Photography:  Sasha Arutyunova & Jacob Blumberg Edited by: Jacob Blumberg

A Mason Jar Music production Cast: Sarah Jarosz Ian Chang Art Direction: Sandy Siu Hair & Make Up: Rebecca Noparast