• Meow

    MEOW is Natalia Mantini aka Natalia Brutalia's photographic canvas. The Southern California beach-town native has a unique perspective on Los Angeles lifestyle, documenting her social scene, and capturing portraits of her girl friends with an even blend of grit and whimsy.

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September 2010

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Right Meow: Shay Maria

Ahh yes, Shay Maria.  I first fell in love with this chick when I saw the Primitive red cup photo shoot & knew I had to take her photos.  Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing so and she is by far one of the best girls I’ve ever shot, not to mention completely adorable.  Shay recently teamed up with Benchwarmers for her own trading card, has worked with multiple established clothing brands, & is an extremely talented hip hop dancer.  You’ve probably already seen her on the main blog as Bob got to shoot her before me.  I knew I wanted to do a feature on her, and photograph her, so here it is.  10 questions and some photos of the beautiful Shay Maria.  Make sure to check her Tumblr as she keeps it updated with recent news and photos from her latest shoots.  Also ShayMaria.net has some good stuff!  Enjoy.

How long have you been dancing and modeling

Ive been modeling for one good year now, and dancing since I was a wee lad.

A typical day with Shay consists of:

Well there’s no hiding that i love to smoke so that would definitely be involved!  Everyday is different for me and thats why I love it.  Some days I’m running around doing a bunch of shoots or hitting every audition possible, and some days I’m just chillin with the homies.  I hit a lot of thrift stores up too.

What did you want to be when you were little

I wanted to be a hiphop dancer!

3 major influences:

I would have to go with my parents. My foster mom Barbara and my birthmom Robin, these people are so amazing and I am blessed to have known all of them.

What music are you listening to most at the moment

I’ve been listening to a lot of electro funk and oldies lately.

Any exciting projects you have coming up

I like to consider all my projects exciting!  So yes, a bunch!

Greatest accomplishment so far

Working with Primitive and The Hundreds was awesome!  I must say The Nip/Tuck Season 6 promo would be up there too!

This year what do you hope to achieve

I just want to be happy and have as much work as possible.  I’d love to travel more.

If you could be anywhere right now where would it be and with who

I’d love to go to Chile and meet my birth dad!

Favorite quote

Hmm, my highschool senior quote “light it up”

See what I’m saying?  Adorable!  Make sure to follow Shay on Twitter to see what this little hustler is up to. She’s only just begun.