Your Trusted artist Maria Vasileva

I am a woman before I am anything else.
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I am a photographer and I am a witness to transformation. I have seen how a woman changes when she allows herself to feel beautiful, not for someone else, not for approval, but for her own reflection. ​

A woman who respects herself does not stay where she is diminished. She chooses differently. She stands differently. She speaks differently. She builds her life intentionally. She relies on herself. And that reliance becomes power.

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She does not accept love that feels small.

She does not remain in work that drains her spirit.

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I photograph women, but I also photograph myself - a lot. In moments of strength, and especially in moments of struggle. When life feels heavy, when problems appear, when doubt tries to grow — I return to myself. I look at myself through my own lens. And I remember: I am the one who will solve this. I am the one who will rebuild, adjust and continue.

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Photography is not about vanity. It is about presence.
It is about seeing the body not as something to criticise, but as something to inhabit fully. Our appearance is not separate from our inner world — it is an extension of it.

When a woman feels comfortable in her body, she becomes grounded. When she trusts herself, she becomes unstoppable.

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That is why I created TakeYourTime.today, a photography concept built around one simple truth: a woman becomes powerful when she gives herself time. Time to breathe, to arrive in her body, to be seen without rushing, without performing, without apologizing. This is not only about photos. It is about choosing yourself — slowly, intentionally, and with love.

This is why I create. Not to change women — but to remind them who they already are.