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-------------------- —---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- --------------------------------------- January 7. 2005 » just out 33 ART ..... ▼........... A woman exposed Self-taught photographer renders the body beautiful by M eg D aly limbing the steps of Pasha Gross’ South east Portland home, who should come bounding up behind me but rock ’n’ roll lounge singer Storm Large. “Mammaaaa!” she yells as she knocks on the dixtr, then explains to me that she has brought Pasha’s “Christmas burrito.” A glowing Pasha (she goes by her first name only) embraces her friend and welcomes us into C the kitchen, offering jasmine tea. Strewn across the dining table are black and white photographs of people, porches and animals. C'hie image catches Large jutting her ribcage out to a point, nude except for long black gloves and a butcher knife she holds along her hip. Large is an enthusiastic model for the 33- year-oid Pasha, whose photographic passion got a kick-start right here on the pages of Just Out two years ago. The single mom makes her living as a yoga instructor and childbirth educator, but photography is more than a hobby. “1 love it,” says the self-taught artist of her medium. “When I see people or things, I’m attracted to the light.. .to the shape of Pasha (top left) won the Just Out Amateur Photo Contest with this them.” 2002 image. Her other sexy subjects include Portland rock ’n’ roll Case in point: a lounge singer Storm Large (left). photo of four naked womei pressed together gleefully, standing on a is hired to take personal photos of people. beach. The two center women are pregnant, Chief among her subject matter is sexy photos and each body curves against the other like of women together. sand dunes hugging smooth lava rocks. “1 think women are more beautiful than This image won the 2002 Just Out Amateur men,” she says. Photo Contest, which Pasha entered on a While she admits to having been around whim, never before having shown her photos to the dyke bkx:k more than once, Pasha now defines her sexual orientation in this way: “1 only sleep with straight women—and my Italian stallion.” Unafraid of ruffling feathers, Pasha lives her life boldly, unapolo- getically. Soon she will be opening a yoga studio/gallery called The Moving Throygh Center. “All the work I’ve done in my life has to do with transformation,” she says. “With photography, I watch people bloom.” JM View more of P asha ’ s work at www. pashaproductions. com. just Out Amateur Photo Contest returns If Pasha can do it, so can you. After a two-year to the Jttft pain exposure for your favorite images in Entries musrbe color or black and w'to™ * ' * ¡ q ” or smafler and and ,,t|e on ,he back. Submis- iUjRCS a1“ Wi” mn^e w.nncmrs wdl 2 pXhed tn the April 15 issue. Photos will be displayed tn the Just Out office and cannot be returned. eatingout eatingout OM- 2&* eatingout eatingout Sun - Thu 5 PM - 11 PM Fri-Sat 5 PM - 2 AM (kitchen open till 12 AM) eatingout eatingout Intimate dining in a candlelit lounge Comfy fireside sofas, private booths Live music Friday & Saturday Over 40 wines by the glass & 200 by the bottle 35 amazing ports by the glass and dessert wines eatingout eatingout ‘Rainbow Vittage Restaurant Best Chinese food “Industry Night” Monday after 8 PM wine bar & restaurant 126 NE 28th Ave. I (503) 236-WINE Portland’s Best-Kept Secret on 28th anyone but friends. She was at a crossroads in her life where she wondered if she should continue her photography “habit,” as she calls it. She was kxiking for validation. “Winning the photo contest was a turning point,” she says. The accompanying gift certifi cate allowed her to purchase her first manual camera, rhe same one she uses today. “It’s killer!” she exclaims. Now she has her own-Web site, shows her photography locally and Recommended by your Friends & Neighbors • Fresh Food & Good Service Open: 11am 9pm Fri-Sat: 11pm - 10pm Sunday: 12noon 9pm ° Parties Available Comfortable Booths and Seating Plenty of Parking 1314 SE 39th Ave Across from Fred Meyer 503.233.0715
