Shae DeTar

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Shae Acopian DeTar (born 1977 or 1978) is an American fine art photographer and former model, based in Los Angeles.[1][2] She's known for colorful, hand-colored photographs of nude women, often posed in nature.[3]

DeTar was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Pennsylvania and New York.[4] When she was 18, she began modeling, mostly in Europe.[4] She studied fashion at Parsons School of Design, and only took up photography when she was about 32.[4] DeTar's aesthetic is inspired by magazine collages, and she has resurrected the old tradition of hand-colored photographs, highlighting her models in vivid, exagerated colors.[1][5]

In 2016 DeTar was awarded "best editorial" by Photo District News.[6]

In 2023 she published Another World, a collection of photographs from the first 12 years of her career.[7][8][9][10] She was also featured in Charlotte Jansen's 2017 photography book, Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze, among other women photographers of female nudes.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bonazzi, Laila (September 20, 2019). "Express Yourself: Shae DeTar, torna a fare la modella". Marie Claire (in Italian). Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ^ "L'inverno a colori: uno speciale servizio moda creato dall'artista Shae Detar". Grazia (in Italian). November 6, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Small, Rachel (January 22, 2015). "A Female Pheromone Hotbox". Interview. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Makarova, Irina (April 29, 2015). "Shae DeTar: A Painted Fantasy". Metal Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  5. ^ Frank, Priscilla (October 14, 2014). "Hand-Painted Photographs Conjure A Psychedelic Wonderland (NSFW)". HuffPost. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Nonino, Chiara Bardelli (December 15, 2016). "The Female Gaze". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Roman, Sabrina (March 14, 2023). "Shae Detar: Transporting us to another world". Metal Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  8. ^ Cerbarano, Rica (March 8, 2023). "The Wonderful "Another World" of Shae Detar". Vogue. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  9. ^ Brennan, Orla (March 15, 2023). "Shae Detar Is Healing Her Religious Trauma Through Photography". Another Magazine. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  10. ^ Joyce, Ella (March 23, 2023). "Shae Detar's debut monograph is "a love letter to women, nature and colour"". Hero. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ^ Rawley, Lena (April 13, 2017). "A New Photography Book Spotlights the Female Gaze". The Cut. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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