Bio
Born in 1979 to a Finnish mother and a Hungarian father, Reka started painting even before she could walk or talk. This led her to New York to study Painting at SVA at the age on 17. Her love for Photography started when she started modeling after graduating from school, and traveling and working in Asia and Europe. Reka moved back to NYC in 2004 and started her career as a photographer. She works and plays in New York City, creating Fashion Editorials, campaign, CD covers, artistic portraits, and erotic photography. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the US and Europe. Her commercial client list is extensive an includes Nexxus, Kiki de Montparnasse, RADO Switzerland, AOL, Liz Claiborne, MODO, Caress, DC Comics, Sally Hansen and Ultra Records. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Esquire, Vanity Fair, Tatler, Korean Cosmopolitan, and Twill. In 2010, she won first place on the prestigious International Photography Awards (IPA) in Professional Beauty Category. Her 225 page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography” is translated to 6 languages and sold Worldwide.
Client list:
Advertising
AOL Asaf Ganof Caress Bodywash DC Comics Gemma Kahng Goodlife Kiki de Montparnasse Mancini Duffy MODO Eyewear Nexxus RADO Switzerland Robin Rotenier RSRV for Liz Clairborne Sally Hansen Seven Bar Foundation Urban Daddy Ultra Records
Editorial:
Alef Clam Cosmopolitan (Korea)Esquire Fault Flux Gotham Highlights Institute Poster Relapse Tatler Twill Vanity Fair WestEast Zink
Awards:
1st place Winner of International Photography Awards (IPA) 2010, Beauty Pro Category
Gallery Exhibitions:
“Fire and Dust”, Oct 2013, CVZ Contemporary, New York, NY. “Art Meets Fashion”, Sept 2103, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY. “Wanderlust”, May 2013, 72 Wooster Street, New York, NY. Art at the Warehouse, Feb 2013 , Rotterdam, Holland. “Insomnia”, Aug 2012, 154 Smart Clothes Gallery, New York, NY “Sex Cells”, June 2012, Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, New York, NY. “Madamorfozes”, March 2012, Vilnius, Lithuania.
“Beautiful Burn”, Jan 2012, Fotocare, New York, NY. “Global Artists at Home and Abroad”, Jan 2012, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY. “Madamorfozes”, Jan 2011, Vilnius, Lithuania. “Erotic City”, Dec 2010, The Celebrity Vault, Los Angeles, CA. August 2010, Galerie Daniel Tanner, Zurich, Switzerland. April 2010, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. June 2009, Red Elf Gallery, Wurtsboro, NY. May 2009, NYAXE Gallery, Palo Alto, CA. "Political Monogamy", October 2008, at Marquee, New York, NY. "Political Monogamy", June 2008 at Mansion, New York, NY. "Feministique", April 2007 at Mansion, New York, NY. "The Late Night Sessions" September 2007 at Chelsea Market, New York, NYC. "The Late Night Sessions", January 2007 at The Gallery at Crobar, New York, NY.
Ongoing:
Qlick Gallery, Amstedam, Netherlands (http://www.qlickeditions.com) Gallery of Wonderful, London, UK (www.galleryofwonderful.com). 21 Galleries, Nurnberg, Germany (www.21galleries.de)