Meet your photographer Anja
My name is Anja and I’m a photographer and filmmaker.
I specialise in documentary photography - for families, for small businesses and for myself as well.
I live between Brighton and Worthing, on the beautiful English south coast, where I get to enjoy the seaside and the hipster coffee shops. I love biscuits, tattoos, birds and binging podcasts.
My camera (one of 5) is with me most days. Documenting life is not just a job, it’s everything.
My people see the beauty in the ordinary, appreciate authenticity and value honesty.
Are you my people?
Does any of that resonate with you?
If it does, we’ll get on well!
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So… what else is there to know about me?
I’m passionate about a lot of things but instead of overloading you with info, let me present you with 6 facts:
The introvert
THIS IS ME
I’m an introvert, INFJ (Myers-Briggs anyone?). I hate talking on the phone – funny enough video calls are ok though. I prefer text and voice messages as communication – I bet that’s an introvert’s thing. Just because I can think about my reply (and overthink for ages before sending anything).
01.
The traveller
EXPLORING THE WORLD
I love traveling and exploring life elswhere. One of my favourite things is to go on street photography trips to far-away places with a bunch of other talented photographers.
02.
The photographer
ALWAYS CAMERA-READY
I’m that person who ALWAYS carries a camera. The photos I take daily are part of my project 365 which I’ve been doing for almost 5 years now. It helps me to remember all the small wonderful things I get to experience.
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My sidekick
OUTSIDE OF WORK...
This is Lee. He’s my favourite human. He makes me laugh every day. He challenges me and is my biggest cheerleader. He also doesn’t mind being photographed which is a big plus in my world.
04.
The heavy-lifter
RELEASING ENERGY
While this is not me in the photo (I’m the one behind the camera), I’m doing heavy lifting just like this whenever I’m not injured. It’s called CrossFit and it hurts.
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The bird-lover
CHIRP CHIRP
Who would ever call themselves a bird person? Me, that’s who. When I was 5 years old, I had a budgie called Bubi. He was the best.
I found this bird on a dirt road on a Colombian island. Because I was worried that someone would run him over, I picked him up. We had a moment.06.
Something I'm known for....
... is having a number of personal projects on the go at all times.
Personal projects are how I learn to improve my skills and my craft. It's where I can play, experiment, fail and grow. And the benefit is that through challenging myself, I constantly learn something new that will help me provide the best possible service and products for my clients.
Long Portrait
This project started in 2018, out of a concept I’ve been wanting to play with for a long time.
The goal is to create a video portrait of a person, revealing more than the facade captured in a photo. An interview and music support the intensity of the portrait.
The struggling artist
2020 was a weird year – everything stopped while the world dealt with the pandemic caused by Covid-19. The arts and entertainment industry have been hit especially hard.
The idea of this project is to show the reality of this pandemic in an artist’s life, how individuals deal with it and how they get pushed out of their comfort zone in order to keep working and creating.
Project 365
On my birthday in November 2019, I decided to start a year-long project, where I take a photo every single day. I’m now in my fourth year of this project. This is my photo diary and the story of my mundane life. I post the daily photos on a personal Instagram account.