The huge buzz of Twilight and Robert Pattinson is fueling the vampire craze. Russian artist Oleg Duryagin is fascinated with taking photographic portraits of what appears to be vampire nuns with marble skin and stares that penetrate and scare the hell out of you.
A recent winner of the Professional Photographer of the Year in Fine Art award at the International Photography Awards, Oleg Duryagin’s ‘Nun’ photography series is pretty fascinating. The nuns here are not your usual warm and fuzzy ones, these are nuns you wouldn’t wanna come across in an empty street at night…
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Vampire Craze
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating unique and immersive experiences for vampire enthusiasts, such as vampire-themed events or immersive VR experiences.
- Photographic Portraits
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing innovative technologies or techniques for capturing and enhancing portraits, such as AI-powered facial recognition or augmented reality filters.
- Fine Art Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Exploring new ways to showcase and sell fine art photography, such as online galleries or blockchain-based authentication systems.
Where This Applies
- Entertainment
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating vampire elements into various forms of entertainment, including movies, TV shows, and video games.
- Technology
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging technology advancements to improve the photography industry, from camera technology to post-processing software.
- Art
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinventing traditional art mediums with the use of new materials or techniques, such as incorporating digital elements into fine art paintings.
