Yana Bogdanova is a London-based photographer specialising in composite and conceptual photography. She began her craft by capturing portrait and fashion imagery in the studio, which refined her skills in lighting, software and composition. Through the years, her artistic approach and vision broadened to explore themes of nature, human connection to nature, mythology, folklore and blending reality with fantasy.
Her work is embedded in studio photography, where she attentively crafts the elements in each image before integrating them into a composite with a greater visual narrative. Through the combination of outdoor landscapes with portraits from a controlled studio environment, she creates visually intriguing narratives with dreamlike scenery that merge the boundaries between imagination and reality.
Taking inspiration from art, folklore, personal experiences and photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, she transforms her images through digital manipulation, creating visually captivating and thought-provoking narratives. Her work invites viewers to contemplate identity, emotion, and people’s relationship with nature through the lens of a fantasy world.
Contact: yanabogdanovaphoto@gmail.com