MODEL / DANYA
PHOTOGRAPHY / JASON LEE

In their second collaboration, Danya returns to the creative space with renewed enthusiasm and passion for another unique photoshoot, this time featuring an aquatic harlequinesque body paint design by photographer Jason Lee. The setting is a serene wetlands area on the shore of a local lake, where towering trees gently dip into the water, framing the perfect natural backdrop. The body paint, intricately designed by Lee, captures the vibrant fluidity of water and the chaotic elegance of a harlequin pattern, contrasting beautifully against Danya’s skin.

As the shoot progresses, the paint begins to gradually dissolve and fade in response to the elements—the ripples in the water, the shifting winds, and the gentle sway of the trees. Each frame, expertly captured by Lee, reflects Danya’s strength and vulnerability, her body adorned in paint that speaks to both symmetry and disarray. The contrasts between the artistry and the rawness of her form slowly reveal her humanity, as the painted designs blur and melt away, exposing the essence of her being. In these transformative moments, the paint becomes a symbol of the layers of identity we wear, and as they wash away, Danya’s true beauty emerges, radiant and unrestrained, free from the confines of artificiality.

One of the things I love about plein air body paint shoots is the raw creativity involved – the atmosphere, the collaboration between artist and model and the creation/destruction of the one-time piece during the process of the shoot. Every part of it is fascinating.

Jason Lee