about me

Hi! I’m eva. Welcome to my blog.

I have been a photojournalist in Virginia for the past six years and have had the great fortune to cover stories all over the world. My passion is telling human stories, powerfully, gracefully and with empathy.

I believe in the power of the visual image, in the importance of documenting life and the privilege of being the eyes that do so.

Some of my projects include covering the 2010 earthquake in Haiti; blogging on and photographing the Winter Olympics in my home town of Torino, Italy; spending almost 2 years in a city jail to document the living and working conditions within; traveling to Mississippi and New Orleans to photograph the aftermath of hurricane Katrina; covering the 2008 presidential election; and traveling to Northern Uganda to document the work of a nonprofit organization in AIDS clinics there. I have documented weddings, first babies, a child on the first day of school and a loved one’s final hours. I cherish the opportunity to capture life through my lens and I approach each story with a sense of responsibility and the knowledge of how blessed I am to bear witness.  I love my job and I have seen how effective my work can be in the community and in the lives of those I photograph. Most of all, I love the people I meet through my job and the stories they share with me.

I have also had the great privilege of being nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize by the Richmond Times-Dispatch for my work in the Richmond City Jail and my coverage of a New Orleans community four years after hurricane Katrina.

So, thank you for taking the time to look at my photos. If you are interested in documentary wedding or lifestyle photography please feel free to email me with any questions or comments. I’d love to chat!

photoladylove@gmail.com

804.513.2048

To check out my editorial work please go to www.evarussophotography.com

(photo by Dean Hoffmeyer)