Ana Sousa

I began exploring analog photography as a self-taught practice in December 2019 after acquiring my first camera – an Olympus OM1. Since then, I’ve been experimenting with various formats and approaches, gradually building a collection of cameras that range from medium format to handmade pinhole boxes I construct myself.

I’m deeply interested in the entire photographic process, from the moment the image is captured to the final darkroom print. I also devote myself to alternative techniques such as pinhole photography and cyanotype printing.

I photograph driven by curiosity and a need to express something personal. My intention is never to reproduce reality, but rather to interpret it through what I observe and feel. My fascination with time – both contemplative and restless – has always been the foundation of my photographic practice, which naturally finds its space within the surrealist sphere.

My primary sources of inspiration are photographers such as Eugène Atget, André Kertész, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Karl Blossfeldt, and Fernando Lemos. I’m influenced by authors like Italo Calvino, Haruki Murakami, Milan Kundera, and Michel Houellebecq in literature.

Courses completed:

Photography Basics and Beyond: From Smartphone to DSLR – Michigan State University (2016/2017)

Seeing Through Photographs – The Museum of Modern Art (2018)