Erada Svetlana (Azerbaijan/American) is originally from Baku, Azerbaijan. Well traveled, she has also lived in Moscow, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and Detroit. Erada is well know for her lifestyle editorial photography; her major influences have been Russia literature and art, as well as Helmut Newton, Peter Lindbergh, and Robert Doisneau. Please Don't Tell (PDT) is an on-going photography exploration delving into a women’s point-of-view concerning intimacy, love, sex, confidence, and personal identity. The series is shot in an international cinematic style.