If you happen to be a photographer, multi-media artist, musician,

songwriter, or fellow artist, you will immediately recognize the level of

creativity, detail, and depth in the photography of Nikolitsa Boutieros. One

does not have to be artistic and you will still appreciate the way she

captures time. A moment. A segment of life.

Coming from New York City, her work has appeared in Time Out, Spin.com, and

various other publications. It has been featured in numerous galleries.

She has photographed enigmatic music icon Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Patti

Smith, and many others. Indeed, she is known for her collaboration with Nick

Cave and The Bad Seeds; capturing their artistry, including photographs in

Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.

Nikolitsa Boutieros has risen above her early life challenges to inject

those memories into the passion of her photography. Through her advanced

unique artistic identity, she has blossomed into one of the finest talents

working in photography today.

She is well respected for her extensive work in black and white. She

reflects how affairs of the heart evolve, or points out the imperfect world

in which we live in. Baring our flawed system, and raising questions that

need to be explored throughout. She does this by having her finger on the

pulse of society. There is such mystery that develops from her lens but the

end result remains identifiably her's alone.

She has become a captivating visionary.

"When I look through my camera's lens I see a picture of the bigger part of

me. My imagination without photoshop. I seek out truthful moments. My work

is a photographic ode and diary of light and darkness. A vision that gives

insight and hope to an otherwise dark world, that captures and reflects the

time in which the essence of one's spirit is being expressed. A human

understanding of negative and positive space and light," says Nikolitsa.

Nikolitsa Boutieros resides in Santa Monica, California.