I consider myself a very lucky person to be able to earn a living out of an art such as photography.

Photography has been in my life for quite a long time now. As a very young girl I loved to pose for my dad. He was a very avid amateur and loved to arrange scenes and have us pose for him. He only shot black & white and I admired his photos.

I was given my first camera at my 14th birthday (not that long ago, ah ah ah) and started shooting everything and everyone around me. It was such a joy to discover afterwards the wonders from the rolls of film.

I love people! Some have made a big impact in my life and I believe that everyone has a lot to give to one another even in a simple smile. That's why I have chosen to keepsake the special moments in people's life through photography.

The year I spent in Milan, Italy working with models and fashion agencies I learned a lot, about photography and about people. And the 15 years that followed, after marrying a wonderful Frenchmam, gave me a lot of experience in the field of people photography in general. With our photography business we travelled all over France, Italy, Switzerland England and many other countries for different shoots.

We have been living in Miami since 2003 and loving it.

I now only shoot digital and absolutely love the flexibility of creativity that digital has given us, photographers, artists.

Thanks for visting my site. I hope you'll enjoy my images as much as I enjoy making them. Come back often, there will be new ones uploaded every so often.

I also want to thank my husband, partner and best friend, Laurent Issartel, for always being there for me. I love him dearly!

Orita Issartel