Nadia Wicker, 1981 | Fashion illusions photography

French photographer Nadia Wicker is an illusion artists, a master in the art of transporting oneself into their own visual universe.

Self-taught photographer and makeup artist, Wicker works in the genres of fashion and fine-art photography.

In a time where photography is reaching further and further into the realm of fantasy, digital manipulation has exploded as a medium for artists to unleash their imaginations.

Nadia Wicker is in on the action in her own special way, but she’s got an old-school ace up her sleeve… she used to be a makeup artist.

Her artistic portraits transform her and her models into surreal visions imbued with the details and textures that only elaborate makeup work can bring.

Through her images, you can feel the trickle of the dripping paint and the scaly edges of the metal sparkles.