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SVENJA AVA

Photographer

Bio

When I bought my first semi-professional camera at the age of 13, I already had a vision that one day I would be a fashion and artist photographer portraying women and men in a powerful unique way.
At school I was the girl who liked to draw, paint, photograph and design. With 18 I fell in love with the work of Helmut Newton and Ellen von Unwerth and their outstanding concepts, models and imagery. Although photography has always been my passion, I decided to study communication design after graduating from high school, but I didn't get into it right away. So I did an internship at a product & advertising photography studio... and I hated it. This led me to move to London to work as an Au Pair. It turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life as this city is still one of my biggest inspirations.
After a year I applied for media design studies in a dual system, which allowed me to work in various advertising agencies. I’m more than grateful for this experience. Having a designers perspective and knowledge was decisive in so many situations. After working in 3 advertising agencies I quickly realized that I wanted to be my own boss and bring my own ideas to life. In 2016 I traveled around the globe and moved to Berlin to start my own business as a videographer. Two years later I then went back to my creative roots and started to work as a freelance photographer. And funnily enough in the field of product photography, which I hated as an intern. But this time I did it on my terms and in my aesthetics. After a few months I already worked with national and international beauty brands on a regular basis. I went from product to beauty photography and from beauty to fashion photography. And here I am now. Running my own company, working with artists, fashion and beauty brands, being published in magazines like Vogue, Cosmopolitan and L’Officiel. Exactly where I imagined myself to be – But still hungry for so much more, thinking that no dream is too big.

Artworks

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