Anja Van ast

Country: Netherlands 🇳🇱

I started photography 4 years ago and found my passion in fine art - and composite portraitphotography. I have a degree in Communication but am self-taught in photography. I organise workshops at special locations such as old churches or castles. I search for models that are not standard and try to encourage them to pose in a different way. Intimicy, mood and emotion play an important role. I get my inspiration from stories that are being told or an emotion during the shoot. I like dramatic light that is inspired by old paintings and mostly take my photo's with only one studio flash in combination with ambient light to create the perfect atmosphere.

Awards:
Photomaster.eu 2018
Chromatic awards 2018, 2019, 2020
Trierenberg Super Circuit 2019
WPE Awards 2019, 2020 (International Photographer Awards)
Fine Art Photography Awards 2019, 2020
Third pl. Panasonic photocontest ‘Portraitphotography’ 2020
Publications:
Fine Eye magazine
Modelland Magazine
Photovogue
Photographers Magazine