About Lenia-Mary / Soy Bean Mary Photography

Hi!!! Im 29 years old and Im from Cyprus. Im really small and short, so I don't really look my age!!! Lots of people that don't really know me very well, think that i still go to uni hehehe.. but I do have a lovely job and on my free time I really really love to spend my time on just taking lots and lots of lovely photos...My style is mostly conceptual but i also love fashion, portrait and landscape photography.

So how did i get into photography????

To me, the next best thing after words are...images.

I'm not really new to photography, but I'm certainly no professional. What i thought would be a hobby,
turned into an addiction. I take at least one picture a day.
I love the immediate gratification of the process and how something can be captured and saved forever.
I love being able to look at someone's soul when i just look at their portraits.

I am inspired by colors. I am inspired by small things.I am inspired by everyday things.
I am inspired by fellow photographers. I am inspired by life!

My equipment:
Canon Powershot G6 and
Canon EOS 350D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 Image Stabilized USM
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Canon EF 24mm f/1.8 Wide Angle USM
580EX II Speedlite TTL Shoe Mount Flash for E-TTL II

My 10 favourite Happy Thoughts

1. Bright colours
2. Chocolate
3. When i find money in my pockets
4. Losing weight
5. Eating nice food
6. Going on vocation
7. Kisses
8. Loads of huggies
9. Watching a really good tv series or a really good movie
10. POPCORN AND DIET COKE YEAH!

I am also an internet freak.. always has been always will be...

Our blog

I'm Female and Taken.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Lenia-Mary's contacts (516)

Christophoros Papachristophorou

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A bit more about Lenia-Mary...

Hometown:	Nicosia
Occupation:	I work for a tv broadband channel MiVision
Interests:	* Photography * Anything that I find interesting * Colors * internet * internet * internet * fashion * watching series and films * wii * make up * art * youtube etc..
Favorite Books & Authors:	Shopaholic :)

Testimonials

s a i n t says:
"Photography is a magic,both presents and hides the details of the photographers vision and life.Mary's photography is full of her joy of life and the hot blood of Mediterranean.As we look like representing two extremes,i'm sure that one day we can walk on the streets of Nicosia/Lefkoşa together for the last frames of the last divided capital of the world and the first frames of a peaceful island...

That's an honor for me to do that with the best photographer of Cyprus..."

*Kit* says:
"I dare say that Mary is one of the best photographers/ gorgeous ladies on Flickr. :)"

fluffballs - Lisa says:
"Lenia has been one of my closet and dearest friends for about 7 years now. She presuaded me to get a digital camera 2 years ago and ever since I haven't regreted it.
I have seen great improvement in her photos and she is really doing well with portraits lately.

Keep up the good work honey. :)"

dora. says:
"lenia_lana or maybe Mary?
oh well, Mary, there's just something about Mary!
there's definitely something about Mary!

her 'mini me series' is just awesome!
she likes to experiment and she does it very well! good piece of work in here!
very nice visual adventure, so just keep it up Lenya and don't put your camera aside :)"

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