Discover Cristina Otero's Unexpected Portraits of Beauty

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Cristina Otero, a 25-year-old Spanish photographer, captivates us with her zoomed-in self-portraits. In her series Tutti Frutti, Otero uses fruit as her inspiration, disrupting traditional ideals of feminine beauty by interacting with various fruits in a sensuous performance for the camera. Her big, innocent eyes attract the viewer in, while the bold, dramatic colours of her make-up match each fruit.

During an interview, she explained that she enjoys photographing people’s faces because they are “like a dictionary of emotions and ideas,” with “everything you desire in a person written on her face, so easy to read.” Otero, who is also known as Cristina Otero, creates innovative photographs that are extremely eye-catching by using her own face as the canvas. These self-portraits are full of character!

Portrait of a woman with green makeup and red hair holding green grapes, blending surrealism with nature.

Woman with electric blue hair and blue lips holding a blood orange slice in a surreal fruit-themed portrait.

Playful portrait of a woman holding a watermelon slice like a smile, with red makeup and green eyes.

Portrait of a woman with pale skin, red hair, and kiwi slices forming a necklace, blending surreal fashion and nature.

Close-up of a woman holding a pomegranate half over one eye, with red freckles and piercing blue eyes.

Black and white portrait of a woman with banana slices as a crown and a peeled banana near her lips.

Humorous portrait of a woman wearing pineapple slices as glasses and a pineapple mustache.

A woman with intense blue eyes holds a heart-shaped cherimoya fruit in her mouth, resembling surreal lips.

Monochrome portrait of a woman with black lips, red and black eye makeup, and ladybug-like blackberry details.

Surreal portrait of a woman with green eyes, yellow star-shaped makeup, and starfruit slices on her face and lips.

Portrait of a woman with platinum white hair, red smoky eye makeup, and cherries hanging from her mouth and ears.

Portrait of a woman with bright yellow eye makeup and black lips holding a lemon slice in her mouth, creating a surreal fruit-inspired look.

Sources

Wikipedia contributors. (2021, June 3). Cristina Otero. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 01:05, October 25, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cristina_Otero&oldid=1026685251