Yelena Yemchuk describes the area as a "Soviet version of Coney Island" during the summer when woods and waterfronts of the area are turned into a playground.
10 Facts About Yelena Yemchuk
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Yelena Yemchuk studied at Parsons School of Design in New York City and at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA.
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Yelena Yemchuk directed or co-directed the videos for "Zero" and "Thirty-Three" by the Smashing Pumpkins.
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Yelena Yemchuk's photographs appear in the "Zero" EP, The Aeroplane Flies High box set, and the Rotten Apples compilation.
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Yelena Yemchuk provided the photography for albums by Savage Garden and Rufus Wainwright.
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Yelena Yemchuk has exhibited her paintings at the Dactyl Foundation.
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Yelena Yemchuk's current focus on fashion photography began in 1997.
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Since then, Yelena Yemchuk has contributed to Italian and Japanese Vogue, The New Yorker and W, and has shot advertising campaigns for Kenzo, Cacharel and Dries Van Noten.
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Yelena Yemchuk was involved with Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan from 1995 to about 2003.
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Yelena Yemchuk provided the cover art for his book Blinking with Fists.