Living and working in New York City, Reka Nyari's practice spans from fashion and fine art photography and videography, to elaborate installation and performance pieces. Oscillating between mischievous eroticism and wistful splendor, her work employs and explores traditional ideals of beauty and gender to portray sexuality from a predominantly female perspective. Nyari’s images of nude figures are not strictly intended as alluring portraits – while deriving their emotional charge from the familiar motifs of erotic photography, they expand the pictorial
vocabulary to the realm of narratives, layering in personal histories and fictitious content. Unapologetically, Nyari embeds luscious and empowered bodies in luminous landscapes or against staged backdrops. Nudity, gesture, gaze, as well as objects become intrinsically linked to the feminine identity.

Born in 1979 in Helsinki, and raised in Finland and Hungary, Nyari came to New York City at the age of seventeen. After studying at The School of Visual Arts, she started modeling and discovered her interest for photography. The cinematography and eccentric narratives of Roman Polanski and David Lynch influence her work as much as the art of Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, Miles Aldridge and Cindy Sherman. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries in the United States and Europe. She has received awards from prestigious organizations, including first place Winner of International Photography Awards (IPA) 2010, Beauty Pro Category. Her 225 page Monograph titled “Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography” is published in 6 languages and sold worldwide. Her commercial client list is extensive and includes Kiki de Montparnasse, Fleur du Mal, RADO Switzerland, AOL, Liz Claiborne, Make Up Forever, DC Comics, Sally Hansen and Ultra Records. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines, including Esquire, Vanity Fair, Tatler, Korean Cosmopolitan, and Vogue.

Commercial Clients

AOL
Asaf Ganot
Caress Bodywash
Casa Dragones
DC Comics
Goodlife
Fleur du Mal
Further Future
Kiki de Montparnasse
Make Up Forever
Mancini Duffy
MODO Eyewear
Nexxus
RADO Switzerland
RSRV for Liz Clairborne
Sally Hansen
Seven Bar Foundation
Shirley Ephraim for Donna Karan
Stroble New York
Ultra Records

Editorial

Clam
Blackbook
Cosmopolitan (Korea)
Esquire
Fault
Flux
Gotham
Juxtapoz
Institute
Kaltblut
Relapse
REVS
Spirit & Flesh
Tatler
Treats!
Twill
Vanity Fair
Vogue (Mexico & Latin America)
WestEast Zink

Books

Geisha Ink by Reka Nyari. 2018 Self Published Fine Art Edition of 500.
Femme Fatale: Female Erotic Photography by Reka Nyari. 2010 Tectum Publishers NV. ISBN: 9490822159
INK: The Art Of Tattoo. Victionary, November 2016. ISBN 978-988-77148-3-5
Nude Photography. Endeavour London Ltd, 2010. ISBN: 8492731001 Haje Jan Kamps.
Shooting Yourself. The Ilex Press Limited, 2013. ISBN: 9781781579947
Palette 04: “Neon, New Fluorescent Graphics”. Viction: Workshop Ltd, 2013. ISB9789881222817