In Memory of Natasha Haykinson
Natasha passed away in January 2007, and her family chose to preserve this website
as a testament to her art. We will be adding the last photos that
Natasha took to the site, but otherwise will leave the site untouched.
If you have any questions or comments you can reach us via email.
My name is Natasha Haykinson, and I have been an amateur photographer since 2002. The objects of my pictures are very random; it is not unusual for me to find them in the trash or amongst the construction litter. A few dry leaves on a bench and a colorful bottle lid, taken from their surroundings and "framed" by a camera, can look as beautiful as a specially arranged still life picture. An old peeled off wall, taken in a shot, suddenly becomes a canvas with an abstract painting. It all depends on the way you look at objects, but if you let yourself "forget" their primary meanings once in a while, you'll be happy to see a delicate pink color decorated with little black lines, which in "real life" is just an old fence with bent nails in it. Sometimes I've been asked about the object of this or that picture. I can, of course, tell that the blue angle with a beautiful navy blue line on it is a corner of a house with a shadow on it, but it is not my goal to make it a guessing game. If you start to look for such answers, you might not be able to enjoy the beauty of ordinary things as much as I do. I would like to thank my friend Nickolas Chelyapov for his constant support and encouragement. I also thank my husband Mike for his constant help and support and my son Ilya for helping me with this website. I appreciate you visiting my site and looking at my works.