Daria Sharapova
  1. 55.7558° NМосква
  2. 40.7128° NNew York
  3. 21.5561° NOʻahu

Fashion photographer and filmmaker.
Born in Moscow. Based in New York.

Not until I’ve seen Hawaiʻi.

01

Where I Post

Three accounts. Nothing crossposts between them.

24 films past ten thousand views, 4 past a hundred thousand, one past 3.7 million.

Worked with

Style Cruze, July issue · Parkway Drive at Summer of Loud · Noize MC at Knockdown Center · the 152nd Kentucky Derby with the Mansion team · the US Open · Jamila Reine Models · Filmbytwo Studio · Gunstock Ranch

From the grid

Daria seated on a marble staircase in a spotted black-and-white faux-fur coat over a magenta dress, an antique tapestry and stone column behind her, hard afternoon sun raking across the wall
Daria seated on a bentwood stool on a wrought-iron European balcony, one leg drawn up, black bomber jacket over black tee and jeans with a gold GG buckle belt, white chunky sneakers, hand in her vivid orange-red hair, pale ornate facade behind.
Daria with head tilted back and eyes closed, hands at her hips, in a cropped white long-sleeve top over a grey Calvin Klein bra and unbuttoned jeans, hard afternoon sun raking across an ochre curtain behind her
Tight portrait of Daria in black cat-eye sunglasses pushed low, fingertips at her ear, gold hoop, coral lipstick, copper hair, shot through blurred green foliage in the foreground.
Woman with long copper-red hair in a teal lace bralette, eyes lowered, holding a blue-green palm frond across her chest against a pale grey wall.
Close beauty portrait of a woman in a lilac velour zip-up, auburn hair falling forward, one hand pushed into her hair, eyes lowered, warm laundromat light behind her.
Black-and-white film frame of a woman in a white tank and jeans stretching both arms overhead at a wide apartment window, the dense grid of a Manhattan block filling the glass behind her
Daria in a black cut-out mini dress with silver buckles and narrow tinted sunglasses, hand on hip, leaning against a weathered rooftop door beneath a red DANGER ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT sign, red brick to her right
02

Москва

On both sides of the camera before I was twenty.

I was on the other side of the lens first. Borrowed coats, rooms that belonged to other people, a photographer telling me where to put my chin. Then someone put a camera in my hands and the whole thing turned over. I liked it better from behind. I still do.

Two of these are mine. The rest are of me, and I remember the afternoons behind all of them. The cold, mostly. And the long walk back through GUM with my hands pulled into my sleeves.

Daria in a white silk blouse and black trousers, red hair loose, leaning against the hood of a pink 1958 Cadillac with California plates on a Moscow street
2017
Daria on a Moscow street at night in a black coat with a deep black fur collar, copper hair falling loose, standing in front of a wall of pink and white out-of-focus city lights.
Moscow · 2018
Daria in a black coat over a blush blouse, both hands lifted into her red hair, standing at a wooden balustrade in the glass-roofed GUM arcade with strings of lights receding behind her
GUM, Moscow · 2017
Model in a crimson velvet gown and grey fox fur stole, one arm raised into dark curls, eyes lowered, shot from below against a glass-and-iron arcade roof
Photograph by Daria Sharapova · Moscow · 2017
Close portrait of a model with dark curls piled high, deep red smoky eye and oxblood lip, glancing back over a silver fur collar, warm street bokeh behind
Photograph by Daria Sharapova · Moscow · 2017
Daria in profile in a camel wool coat, chin lifted, red hair blown across her shoulder, against dark blue-green spruce branches
Moscow · 2016
Close portrait of Daria tilted against a wooden wall in a black beret and round black wire-rim sunglasses, chartreuse turtleneck, deep red lipstick, one hand raised to the hat brim.
Moscow · 2018
03

From Daria

Moscow first. Then New York, which I did not pick and would not trade. The islands whenever I can get there, and New York again after.

I arrived in New York as one person and became a completely different one, and it did not take long.

I had wanted Los Angeles. Fate arranged it so that another city met me with open arms, and I have been arguing with that city ever since. Love and hate relationship. I am still here.

There was a quieter place before it. The best and the saddest moments of my life happened there. Then I left.

New York taught me what I had never felt before: being in love, being alone, and knowing that my life belongs only to me and that everything depends only on my actions. It tested every cell of my body for strength.

I’m just a simple Russian girl.

Woman in a white floral blouse leaning back over a railing with both arms crossed above her head, an American flag snapping from a pole in the pale blue sky above her.
Ph @nikitajschley · 2020
Daria on a window ledge framed by pale embroidered sheer curtains, wearing a black long-sleeved bodysuit and black leather lace-up boots, one hand lifted into a mass of dark red curls, face turned down into shadow.
2020
04

Looking Like Luck

The Derby at Churchill Downs. Two weeks at the Open. It took ten years to get in the door.

A woman in an oversized camel teddy-fur coat pauses mid-crossing on a Manhattan street at dusk, glancing back over her shoulder; a white minivan, glass tower and traffic light blur behind her in cool blue evening light.
Manhattan · 2022
Daria on the Brooklyn Bridge walkway leaning against a riveted steel beam, black NEW YORK MANHATTAN hoodie and black leggings, wind in her bright red hair, the Lower Manhattan skyline and One World Trade under heavy grey cloud behind her.
Brooklyn Bridge · 2020
Black-and-white film frame of Daria standing in an open apartment window in a white tank top with a 35mm camera hanging at her hip, the Empire State Building and Manhattan brick facades behind her.
Manhattan · 2024 · 35mm
Brooklyn Bridge · 2025
Daria standing at the foot of an escalator in a black crop top and pleated black skirt, long copper hair down, the entire wall beside her exploding into warped ribbons of gold and white light.
New York · 2024
A woman in a long black coat stands still on a subway platform while a train streaks past behind her in motion blur, an American flag decal smeared across its side
New York · 2023
Woman in a black blazer, white shirt, knee socks and heels perched on a rooftop fire escape ladder against red brick, low sun over the Manhattan skyline behind her.
New York · 2025
Backlit black-and-white street frame: a man in sunglasses and a dark jacket strides across a painted crosswalk arrow in low winter sun, bare trees, a FedEx truck and the tower of One World Trade rising in the haze behind him.
Model @ritvarslauza · New York · 2022
Daria in a white silk blouse and black trousers, red hair loose, leaning against the hood of a pink 1958 Cadillac with California plates on a Moscow street
Eight years
Full-length frame of Daria against a rooftop parapet in a black cutout mini dress and tall black boots, a grid of red brick apartment windows filling the frame behind her

In the crowd in Moscow for Parkway Drive, 2016.

Nine years

In the pit in Wantagh, New York, 2025, shooting them.

Kentucky · 2026

Churchill Downs starts at 6:30 and the light on the backside is still blue. By the afternoon it was hats and silks and a crowd that sounded like weather.

At Flushing Meadows I have filmed Sabalenka, Sinner and Djokovic, and I will not shut up about the Honey Deuce. Vodka, lemonade, a float of raspberry liqueur, and three melon balls cut to the size of tennis balls, which is the entire joke. The clip where I explain the name has 821,000 views.

05 · Commissioned work

Still Life, Wet

Editorial, portrait and artist commissions. I style most of these myself, and the credits say so. See all 72 →

A woman in a white lace dress floats on her back in dark green water, eyes closed and one arm curled above her face, with a bunch of yellow sunflowers resting across her chest just under the surface
A man in a soaked slate-blue suit, jacket open over a bare chest, floats on his back in still grey-green water, arms spread and face tilted up with eyes closed, ripples radiating out around his head
A Black man submerged to his chin in still teal-green water, eyes closed and head tilted slightly down, a thin gold chain visible just beneath the rippling surface, water filling the entire frame
Black-and-white frame of a person in a white shirt standing waist-deep in the sea, lifting a vintage CRT television above their head, gulls scattered across the pale sky behind them

Commissioned work · 2023 and 2024

A model in a red fur coat, red turtleneck and red satin gloves leans back against a curved white concrete wall, head tilted, looking directly into the lens
Model @madyopouma · Stylist @rrroxolana · 2023
Studio editorial on crimson: a model in a black blazer and black lace gloves holds an open copy of The New York Times across her body, chin level, silver fan earrings framing her face
Model @kate_bkv_ · 2024
A model lies in a bed of white daisies wrapped in electric-violet tulle that veils her face and shoulders, looking sideways past the camera with lilac eyeshadow and a small star earring
Model @marina.chev · Make-up @n.nesterenok · 2024
A bearded man in a sheer pink lace shirt on a soft pink set, pink eyeliner and gloss, one hand raised beside his head with pale carnations tucked at his wrist and collar
Model @chadbaileymusic · 2024
Golden-hour portrait of a model in a white tank top, brown belted trousers and a wide straw hat standing in tall marsh grass, hands on hips, holding a pale blue printed handbag.
Model @shawn.irl · Designer @dmarshcouture · 2025

Published in @stylecruze, July issue

The whole book →

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Exiting 2024 with no man, no situationship. Just a fresh mindset, a radiant smile, mental stability, a strong body, financial independence, self-respect, and an unapologetically massive ego.
D.S. · 30 December 2024
Oʻahu
07

Three Weeks
in a Tent

I had never slept outside a house before. The cockroaches were almost the size of my hand.

Hawaiʻi had always been one of my dream destinations. My parents constantly asked when I’d return home to Russia, and I always replied, “Not until I’ve seen Hawaii.”

While I’m not heading back yet, I finally made it to Hawaiʻi, a place that has profoundly transformed my life. For almost three weeks I lived in a tent on a small family-owned farm on Oʻahu. After the frenetic pace of New York, it felt like a rejuvenating breath of fresh air.

Born and raised in Moscow and moved to NYC after, I was a true city girl. In New York, people hustle for money, recognition, and success, just like I did. But somewhere along the way, I forgot what happiness felt like. Hawaiʻi taught me to find joy in the small, everyday moments. I found happiness in planting pineapples, getting my hands muddy, eating fresh food.

D.S. · Posted to Instagram, June 2024
Overhead close portrait of Daria lying back in dense tropical foliage, eyes closed, freckled face tilted up, waves of deep auburn hair fanned across glossy green monstera and pothos leaves
Oʻahu · 2026
Daria walking out of shallow turquoise water onto wet sand in a green tie-dye bikini, red hair loose, Diamond Head crater and a pale gold sky behind her
Oʻahu · 2025
Daria standing among elephant-ear leaves in a floral bikini top and cream skirt, both arms lifted into her hair, misty jungle ridge and low cloud behind
Oʻahu · 2026
Oʻahu · 2026
08

The Volcano

Mahalo Pele for letting me get so close to you.

Kīlauea · Big Island · 19.4069° N

Daria in a pink long-sleeve crop top and grey leggings walking across a black cinder slope, looking off to one side, a tall orange lava fountain erupting behind her
Kīlauea · 2026
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Dispatches

On film

Life on film lately. Love y’all, I’m blessed.

The rolls come back in batches. I post them months late, in parts, out of order.

Backlit figure of Daria on the Coney Island sand at golden hour, arm thrown overhead and hair whipped across her face, a long dark stone jetty running behind her toward a pale sunset sky.
Coney Island, New York · 2024 · 35mm

Horses

Horse girl era, Tennessee edition.

It started at Gunstock Ranch on the North Shore. Then Tennessee. Then a week at Churchill Downs, working.

Daria on horseback in a green long-sleeve set with long red hair loose, turning back toward the lens above green coastal scrub, ocean and stacked white clouds behind her at Gunstock Ranch
@gunstockranch · North Shore, Oʻahu · 2025

Field notes, Oʻahu

A tumble down a mountain added a touch of drama.

Surfing. Snorkeling. Paddleboarding. Sleeping in a tent. All of it for the first time.

Interior of a moving Hawaii bus shot on film: dark rear doors and chrome poles in the foreground, roadside greenery streaked into motion blur and a band of turquoise ocean through the windows.
Oʻahu · 2024 · 35mm

Crochet

A summer bag from a sparkly yarn.

Bags, out of sparkly yarn. Somebody asked for a tutorial. There isn’t one.

The Open

What a match point.

Two weeks at Flushing Meadows. My legs have not forgiven me.

From the feed

3,700,000 views. One film, posted from the edge of an erupting Kīlauea, captioned #volcano #kilauea #bigislandhawaii and nothing else.

The rest of it

#kentuckyderby #churchilldowns
#kentucky #louisville
Thanks to my parents, who gave me the freedom
😭😭😭
Bro I know the spot 😉
Please find me 🙏
Golden tempo 🔥

153 films. 6,002,752 views. 24 of them past ten thousand, 4 past a hundred thousand.

10

Tell me what the pictures need to do.

Brand partnerships

  • Vertical content

    Short films made the way I make my own, shot and cut by me, delivered ready to post.

  • Travel & destination

    Hotels, resorts and tourism boards. I am on the islands most years and I know how they photograph.

  • Events

    Multi-day coverage with stills and vertical video delivered together, like the Derby and the Open.

Photography

  • Editorial & campaign

    Fashion stories, lookbooks and campaign assets, in studio or on location.

  • Artist & press

    Musicians, press images and album art. I shoot the shows too.

  • Styling

    I style most of my own shoots. I will style yours.

Send the brief, the dates and the deliverables. Rates come back the same day, with usage and exclusivity priced separately.

Or write

@sharapova.ph_

Based

New York. On the islands often. Russian and English.
A dark-haired model in an oversized brown leather jacket and black headscarf against a warm tan seamless, one arm raised and folded over her head, gaze level with the camera
Model @itsmiagreen · 2025
Beauty close-up of Daria filling the frame, copper hair slicked back off her forehead, glossy skin and a small gold nose ring, looking straight into the lens with a hard wedge of sunlight falling on the pale wall behind her
New York · 2025
Everything on this page
  1. 01Where I Post
  2. 02Москва55.7558° N
  3. 03From Daria
  4. 04Looking Like Luck40.7128° N
  5. 05The Book
  6. ↗The Book, in Full
  7. 06The Inventory
  8. 07Three Weeks in a Tent21.5561° N
  9. 08The Volcano19.4069° N
  10. 09Dispatches
  11. 10Commissions
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