Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe wokufota, uVictoria Janashvili usebenze ngeemodeli zazo zonke iimilo kunye nobukhulu. Kwaye nangona imboni yefashini iye yafudukela ekwamkeleni iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zomzimba kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, uJanashvili usafumanisa ukuba kukho ukungafuni ukwamkela zonke iintlobo zobuhle. Ngencwadi yakhe entsha, 'Curves'-out July 2015, iimodeli ezingamashumi asixhenxe ezithe tye kunye nobukhulu obudityanisiweyo bakhululwe bahamba ze, ngelixa betyhila iimfihlo zabo zokuzithanda. Ngemali eqokelelwe kwiKickstarter ukupapasha le ncwadi, iprojekthi isuka entliziyweni. Kutshanje, siye safumana ithuba lodliwano-ndlebe nomfoti ozalelwe eRashiya malunga nencwadi entsha, into ayicingayo ngegama elithi "plus size" kunye nokunye.
Uqale njani ukufota?
Ndandifunda ezomthetho kunye nezoqoqosho eLondon ngelo xesha kwaye ngengozi ndaya kwisidlo sefashoni apho ndadibana neemodeli kunye nabafoti abadumileyo. Kungekudala ndayeka isikolo ukuze ndincedise abafoti kunye nokuhamba kunye nabo kwihlabathi. Yonke imihla yayingamava amangalisayo kwaye ndandingenakuzibona ndibuyela kumsebenzi weofisi. Ukusuka apho, ndafudukela eNew York ndaza ndavula esam istudiyo.
Kunjani ukuba ngumfoti obhinqileyo kwindawo elawulwa ngamadoda?
Oh ndiyavuya kuba ubuza! Iba yinto ehlekisayo eneneni - ngokuqinisekileyo andibukeki njengoninzi lwabafoti abangamadoda abadala endidla ngokukhuphisana nabo ngemisebenzi, ngakumbi kwishishini lokufota langeengubo zangaphantsi/zokuqubha. Kwiziganeko ezininzi kunye neentlanganiso abathengi babhideka kakhulu xa bedibana nam. Ndithatha nje ithuba lokusebenza nangakumbi ukuze ndizibonakalise kunye nenkuthazo yokuphucula izakhono zam.
Iyintoni injongo yakho ukusuka ekuqaleni ukuya ekupheleni kokudubula kwisethi?
Ndizama ukuza kuyo yonke iseti ngentliziyo evulekileyo nangengqondo. Kwiiseti zorhwebo sihlala sine-moodboard kunye nokulindela okumiselweyo malunga nendlela imifanekiso emele iphume ngayo - ngoko ke yonke into malunga nokwenza umxhasi onwabe kwaye wenze imveliso ibonakale ngokusemandleni ayo. Kudubulo lokuyila amaxesha amaninzi ndiyeza ndingalindelanga siphumo. Ndiyathanda ukusebenza ngaphandle kwamandla emodeli kunye neqela. Kum, ezona zihluma zoyilo zenzeke ebusuku kakhulu kwaye kudlule ixesha lokulala - kukho into enothando kakhulu kwisitudiyo esimnyama kwaye kulapho amandla am okudala ebaleka kakhulu.
Yintoni eyakukhuthaza ukuba wenze incwadi ethi ‘Curves’?
Ndifote iimodeli zobukhulu kunye nobukhulu iminyaka embalwa ngoku kwaye ezinye zehlumela, ngakumbi izihluma ezihamba ze ezinemifuziselo egobileyo, zenze ushicilelo oluninzi. Kwakukho amaxesha apho abantu babeka iziqubulo kwimifanekiso engazange mna okanye imodeli ivumelane nayo - "inkulu ingcono". Ndiyakholelwa ngokunzulu ukuba wonke umfazi mhle - yinto yombono kuphela. Ke le ncwadi luhambo oluya kwihlabathi lobuhle kwaye kancinci kwihlabathi lemodeli yefashoni. Injongo yam ngencwadi kukubonisa abafazi abahluke kakhulu abahamba uhambo olufanayo - ukufumana indlela yabo yokuziva bebahle.
Uninzi lwabafoti abanjengawe basebenzise amaqonga okunyusa abantu ukupapasha iincwadi. Kutheni uhamba loo ndlela uchasene noshicilelo oluqhelekileyo? Ngaba ungacebisa abanye ukuba benze okufanayo?
Konke kuxhomekeke kwinto ozama ukuyenza ngencwadi yakho. I-Curves ayiqhelekanga kwaye yahlukile kunezinye iincwadi ezininzi kwiimarike kangangokuba izindlu zokupapasha aziyazi indlela yokufikelela kuyo. Bendifuna nokuba nolawulo olupheleleyo kumxholo-ukuqinisekisa ukuba umyalezo uhlala njengoko bendifuna. Kwelinye icala, yayiyinto ephazamisayo kakhulu-ukubeka iprojekthi yomntu efana nale ukuze ihlabathi lonke ligwebe. Kodwa ndandisazi ukuba ukuba abantu baya kuwufumana umyalezo ulungile kwaye baya kunceda ukuba wenzeke, ngoko ke xa sagqiba ukunyusa imali ndandinentembelo enkulu yokuba incwadi efana neCurves ifuneka kakhulu kwaye ifunwa.
Kule minyaka imbalwa idlulileyo, siye sabona uninzi lweemodeli zobukhulu ezidityanisiweyo ezifana noRobyn Lawley kunye no-Ashley Graham beqhekeza kwisiqhelo. Ngaba ungavuma?
Ngokuqinisekileyo! Kule minyaka mihlanu idlulileyo bendilandela ubungakanani bodidi lweshishini ndabona utshintsho olukhulu kwimbono yeemodeli zecurvier. Kwaye oko kuhle!
Ngaba ikhona imifanekiso ekwincwadi ebalaseleyo kuwe? Ngoba?
Yonke imodeli kum ikhethekile kule ncwadi kwaye ibali ngalinye libalulekile – nangona amanye amabali enokufundeka othusa kakhulu kunamanye. Kum eyona modeli ikhethekileyo nguJosette Ulimbarri - le ntombazana yazalwa ingenayo ingalo nemilenze kwaye isaphila ubomi obumnandi. Ufikelele kum kuFacebook wacela ukuba abe sencwadini emva kokuba eve ngephulo kwindawo ethile kwiindaba. Ndicinga ukuba unesibindi ngokumangalisayo kwaye ulungile ngokupheleleyo!
Unethemba lokuba abantu bazakuthatha ntoni kule ncwadi?
Ndiyathemba ukuba abantu baya kuzijonga kunye nabantu ababangqongileyo ngothando ngakumbi, ukwamkelwa kunye noxabiso.
Ucinga ntoni ngegama elithi dibanisa ubukhulu? Abantu abambalwa baqalise amaphulo apho bafuna "ukulahla i-plus". Ucinga ntoni ngaloo nto?
Kuya kuba kuhle ukulahla i-plus njengoko beyibiza ngayo. Kodwa nje ngomlomo okwangoku kulula ukubiza uhlobo oluthile lwemodeli ngokuthe ngqo okanye ukudibanisa. Kuninzi malunga nendlela iibhodi ezahlulwe ngayo kwii-arhente zemodeli.
Yintoni elandelayo emva kwencwadi?
Owu ndiyathemba ngeholide entle kakhulu kwaye ende kuqala! ?