“I photograph my dreams with the discipline of a scientist and the hunger of a painter.”
For photographer Sasha Elage, the camera is not a recording device — it’s an instrument of transformation. Working exclusively with natural light and a simple camera, Elage rejects the conveniences of Photoshop and AI. Every illusion, every distortion of perspective or time, must occur in-camera, during exposure. “If the transformation doesn’t happen in that instant,” he says, “it doesn’t exist.”
His images hover between the real and the imagined — glowing fragments of landscapes, bodies, and moments that feel simultaneously intimate and cosmic. Each frame functions like a doorway, collapsing perception until emotion becomes visible. “I photograph feeling itself,” Elage explains. “I try to hold emotion, to catch my dreams before they disappear.”
Elage’s process is ascetic and precise. The constraints — no post-processing, no digital manipulation — become his philosophy. He bends light through reflection, motion, and time, pushing the physical limits of exposure until the camera yields something it was never designed to see. The result: photographs that feel like memories of places you’ve never been.
Working outside artistic movements and trends, Elage describes his approach as “experimentation without prediction.” His work is rooted in intuition, discipline, and an unrelenting pursuit of beauty that can’t be replicated by algorithms. “The medium contains infinite possibilities,” he says, “and I intend to reach them.”
We asked Sasha questions, questions that could only be answered with images…
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1. Who are you?
2. Why photography?
3. What is your trademark photographic style?
4. What truly inspires you?
5. Where do you go when you close your eyes?
6. Where is home for you?
7. How would you describe your lifestyle?
8. What makes a great shot?
9. What gear do you prefer to use?
10. How do you view the world?
11. What is an important lesson you have learned?
