The incredible photographer who snapped Beyoncé's new maternity pics is a Costa Rican talent named Daniela Vesco. In an interview with The Huffington Post, the photog spoke about how surreal it was to shoot Bey underwater and more.
Serving as the digital design manager at Bey's management company, Parkwood Entertainment, Vesco snaps Bey often. She's even taken photos of the star at last year's "Formation" tour. When speaking about the shoot, the photog said, “It’s incredible to see the photos around the world.”
She added: “I’m so grateful for the opportunity. I realize what it is and what it means to be able to be from the country that I’m from and hopefully inspire other people to dream big. [Because] dreams come true.”
For those who have seen the amazing pics, you can tell that water is a major theme in them. “Water is one of my biggest inspirations,” Vesco told HuffPost. “It’s kind of incredible and great that this photo was a water photo and that this is what it was for. It kind of feels right. It just fits for me.”
The photographer also admitted just how difficult shooting Queen Bey underwater was. “The coordination is a big challenge and the movement because you’re underwater and you have to think about relaxing your face and opening your eyes, all while holding your breath and trying to look graceful,” she said. “And as a photographer you have to be able to follow their movements, almost like a choreography underwater, and figure out according to what that person is doing where the light is coming from and what the right angle to really take advantage of what they’re going through. It’s a joint effort.”
Check out all of Beyoncé's maternity shoot pics here.
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