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Natalia Mantini is a self-taught, Los Angeles-based photographer whose work praises the beauty of the female form. Her artistry is often featured in magazines, showcasing her subjects in dreamy hues and warm lighting. Her work is inclusive and emotional. She is a driven advocate for women, specifically women of color.

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Biography
Natalia Mantini was born in Redondo Beach, CA and represents Los Angeles. A proud Scorpio, she was born on November 19. At age 24, she ventured off to New York City, practiced her craft, and developed a name for herself. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

Style
Mantini is a portrait photographer with a distinct power over lighting and a love and focus for the female form. Her editing is done in warm colors. She choses to accentuate her subjects' natural states, wishing to encompass the internal emotionality and complexities through women's external manifestations. She continues to evolve as an artist, as her more recent projects focus on environment and how it relates to humans.

Magazine Editorials
Mantini has contributed to magazines such as Vogue, Latina, New York Times, Playground, and Totem. She has photographed notable, powerful women such as Jennifer Lopez, MJ Rodriguez , Yaritza Aparicio , and Issa Rae , to name a few. Her work with MJ Rodriguez is historical, as Rodriguez is the first transgender woman to feature on Latina Magazine's cover. As seen through the editorials she has been a part of, Mantini advocates for and creates space for non-white women in an industry that often falls short of accurate and frequent representation of black and brown women.

Advertising Campaigns
She has worked for notable brands such as Google, Nars, Converse, Nike, and Levi's.

"Healing Towards Progress" and "Petrichor" Series
"Healing Towards Progress" is a photoseries that illuminates the healing properties found in nature. The series centers its attention on elements and textures found in our natural environment and how they can serve as an inspiration of self-love. Her artistry allows for more perspective around different types of healing, therapy and meditation, far from the reach of conventional, medical manipulations. Mantini has specifically said that her Petrichor series is a call to attention about the realities of our diminishing, unpermanent environment. This series rallies individuals to care for and protect our Mother Earth.

"Deep State" Series
Mantini's exhibition work is a testament to Los Angeles' car culture. Presented at Tlaloc Studies in South Central Los Angeles from to February 19-March 11, Mantini's photographs present 'drifting' as an ethereal, dreamy experience when viewing it inside out. This viewpoint is compelling, as drifting is hegemonically defined as illegal or deviant. Her perspective allows for the viewer to understand the real love and respect that is LA's joyful car culture. Her photographs are unnamed.

Solace
In conjunction with Lizette Ayala and Mimi Zhu, Mantini is the photographer and director of Solace, an accessible and virtual platform designed to provide practical access to mental health support. It was specifically created in response to the lack of accessible mental health support of marginalized peoples. Within it is access to therapists, healers, podcasts, and books. Also included are types of meditations, funds to support, skin/hair/beauty tips, and herbalism. A helpful feature includes the Q&A for Survivors section, allowing for an open, judge-free space for those who find this feature helpful. Her project builds a sense of community, an essence that is crucial to human healing and acceptance.