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Self Portrait Specialization

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Lídia Vives is an artistic photographer, renowned for her pictorial self-portraits filled with secrets. Influenced by Henri-Cartier Bresson, she discovered photography as a means of artistic expression at sixteen, and decided to switch her paint brush for a camera.

Lídia’s work has been exhibited in Spanish and Australian galleries, using her Instagram account as a visual diary where she expresses all that she doesn’t say out loud. Her main clients include brands and editorials for which she creates fashion and advertising photography, and above all, for art collections.

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Bogotá native Daniella Benedetti began her photography career on her travels around various European cities including Barcelona and Milan. It was in the latter that she started to use photography as a means of expression, producing her first self-portrait project ""Obsession in Progress,"" which was selected for exhibition at Fotomuseum Winterthur.

Photographing intimacy has always been her first love, and she's brought it into the world of fashion through her work with brands such as Adidas and Mercedes Salazar, as well as into the editorial world collaborating with magazines like Billboard and Vice.

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Laura Zalenga is a German freelance photographer with a passion for creating self-portraits filled with emotion. She started taking photographs at eighteen and although she went on to study Architecture in Munich, she always found the time and inspiration for photography, publishing her work on Flickr and Facebook, where she first started to get noticed.

Laura’s visual language is captivating and clear, narrating an intimate story in every image she produces. She believes photography to be a type of therapy and one of the motivating factors behind her work, capable of healing both ourselves and others.

In 2018, she was one of the seven international artists selected for the Adobe Creative Residency and has worked for companies such as Adobe, Artemide, Disney, Lufthansa, Sony, and more. Laura also teaches workshops and gives inspirational talks relating to photography throughout the world.

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Sofie Sund is a photographer from Norway. Inspired by her parents’ creative pursuits, she picked up a camera for the first time as a child and instantly fell in love with this art form. After considering architecture as a potential career path, she eventually attended the Norwegian School of Photography for two years, where she found her voice as an artist and began pursuing her passion professionally.

In addition to developing her own personal projects, she works for brands in a variety of categories like product photography, lifestyle, fashion, and interiors. Her distinctive work has led to collaborations with Adobe, Canon, Sony, Studio About, Oleana Knitwear, and Maison Crivelli. She has also published her own book, Mellow, a collection of still-life images inspired by the wonder of everyday moments.

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Ángela García is a renowned Colombian photographer with more than 7 years of experience in the fashion industry. With a career spanning styling, art direction, and modeling, Ángela specialized in fashion photography and has left her mark on this fascinating world.

His work is characterized by the use of natural light in all its conditions, the creative handling of color and the creation of powerful visual narratives. His photographs have been published in prestigious international magazines, such as Vogue Italia, Lucy's Magazine, Flanelle Magazine, Solstice Magazine, RayBan, Shein and many more.

In addition to her work as a photographer, Ángela shares her knowledge and experiences through her YouTube channel, where she provides photography and editing tips and shares behind the scenes of her productions. With her passion for teaching and her focus on smart work and perseverance, Angela seeks to inspire other photographers and photography lovers to explore their creativity and discover new career possibilities.

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Self Portrait Specialization. Photography, and Video course by Domestika

Self Portrait Specialization

A specialization by multiple teachers
Berkeley, United States.
Joined April 2002
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