Maria Rasin
Maria Rasin, known online as Maria Ponomaryova, shares travel photography, hotel stays, fashion and home inspiration from her base between Honolulu and San Francisco.
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Overview
- Also known as
- Maria Ponomaryova; @maria_ponomaryova on Instagram
- Based in
- Honolulu, Hawaii, and San Francisco, California
- Started
- Tumblr art posts in 2010; YouTube videos from August 2015
- Early audience
- Drawing tutorials, DIY projects and unboxing videos
Mini bio
How it started.
Maria’s online story began with drawing. In her VoyageBaltimore interview, she recalled starting on Tumblr in 2010, then sharing drawing tutorials, DIY projects and unboxings on YouTube. Her channel description dates her first videos to August 2015.
An audience through art.
Her early drawing lessons helped build her audience. A February 2017 tutorial on drawing hair became her most watched video at that point, according to Famous Birthdays. Her growing audience later helped her move into travel storytelling.
Where she takes fans.
Today her work spans hotel stays, destinations, fashion and home inspiration. In SHOUTOUT LA, she described responsible tourism and conservation as priorities, and credited her mother, Marina, as a creative partner who photographs her travels.
Creditschronological, newest first
Travel and lifestyle videos
- 2026New Mexico is WILD!Creator
- 2026Brio Water morning routine ShortCreator and brand collaborator
- 2025TOCCA Heritage Collection Mother’s Day postCreator and brand collaborator
Photography
- 2025Tres Miamis: 3 Ways to Explore the City With It AllCredited Kimpton EPIC Hotel photography
- 2024Double Stitch holiday gifting postCredited photography
Drawing tutorials
- 2017How to draw hairPresenter and artist
Quotes
Even now, I personally edit my content and write every caption myself.Maria Ponomaryova, VoyageBaltimore
In her February 2025 interview, Maria described the hands-on work behind her channels.
Trivia
- Her mother’s creative work includes drone filming and underwater videography, according to Maria’s SHOUTOUT LA interview.
- Her YouTube channel description records reaching 100,000 subscribers on March 4, 2016.
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