Hello
My name is Olga.
I have been living in Swakopmund, Namibia for over 10 years
The woman with the rose-tinted glasses
Ukrainian Olga Nesterenko is no stranger to life's challenges. Nevertheless, she has opted to embrace a positive outlook, capturing life's greatest moments through her camera lens.
Sunrises and Sunsets
Ukrainian-born Olga Nesterenko lives in Swakopmund. To say she’s passionate about Namibia—and photographing it— is an understatement. "When I landed in Namibia (many moons ago), it really felt like home - I fell in love with it at first sight. A feeling of freedom is in the air here." she says.
The woman with the rose-tinted glasses
As her homeland is ravaged by war, she finds hope, solace and inspiration in capturing the beauty of everything from themundane to the extraordinary in her unique photographs.
“With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon,
who could not be
perfectly happy?” — Oscar Wilde
I love light and the sun. Another great passion of mine is the Moon. The moon fascinates us in her simplicity.
Everyone knows that Namibia is one of the top three countries for stargazing. But the Moon here is absolutely magnificent! When you stare at the Moon you realise it is trying to teach you something, a lot of beautiful quotes have been written by famous people. It has always attracted or even beckoned me, but in Namibia I learnt how to photograph it. Many people think I combine photos, but I don’t. For me it’s a whole process. I research where and when it will rise/set, and go. And there I hope for a moment of luck - an aeroplane flying past the moon, people and cars getting into the frame, a bird soaring upwards.
When I visited Namibia for the first time, I was amazed at how perfectly untouched nature and humans coexist here. I still can’t get used to it. I don’t know any other place like this on earth. That’s what I want to convey in my photos.
“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.”
— Mahatma Gandhi.
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