30 Women Photographers and the Women Photographers Who Inspired Them
A Blog Series in Honor of Women’s History Month, March 1 – 31

Filthy Pop ©Nora Kobrenik
Nora Kobrenik was born in Odessa, Ukraine, and moved to United States when she was twelve. She has a B.A. in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts, and received a Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Award upon graduating for a body of work that “embodied originality and courage.”
Kobrenik works as a Visuals Coordinator at Uptempo Magazine, recruiting young and talented photographers for publication. She splits her time between Connecticut and New York City.
Which woman photographer inspired you most?
NK: Cindy Sherman. What inspired me most was her ability to transform herself into a completely different character photograph after photograph. I also found it fascinating that she almost always works alone. She is her own make up artist, wardrobe mistress, photographer, art director and model. I work in a very similar manner–more often than not I am alone. It’s also interesting that she uses herself as a major tool in telling the story of her characters. She’s not afraid to appear too sexual or too ugly. I also found it very inspiring that she used her art as therapy, although she often denies it. [Continue reading at www.pwponline.org/blog]