IN A FIELD OFTEN DOMINATED BY RIGID LINES, ANA BARROS ADDS A DISTINCTLY FEMALE TOUCH
TO ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY, FOCUSES ON THE POETIC INTERPLAY BETWEEN LIGHT, SHADOW, AND TEXTURE.
HER ABSTRACT APPROACH BRINGS OUT THE SOUL OF EACH STRUCTURE,
REVEALING ITS SOFTER, MORE ORGANIC SIDE.
ANA SAMPAIO BARROS (*1985) IS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR BASED IN VIENNA,
TAKING COMMISSIONS WORLDWIDE.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS AN ARCHITECT IN LISBON, COMPLETING HER MASTER’S DEGREE AT TU DARMSTADT IN GERMANY BEFORE MOVING TO AUSTRIA IN 2010
TO WORK WITH HENKE SCHREIECK ARCHITEKTEN. WHILE WORKING ON THE CAMPUS FOR ERSTE BANK GROUP, SHE DISCOVERED INSTAGRAM—WHERE SHE
BUILT UP HER CHANNEL, @ANASBARROS, TO OVER 300,000 FOLLOWERS. THIS RAPID GROWTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA GAVE HER THE CHANCE TO TRAVEL THE WORLD,
MEETING TOP CREATIVES AND COLLABORATING WITH GLOBAL BRANDS LIKE AMAZON, LUFTHANSA, AND MERCEDES.
IN 2016, SHE CO-FOUNDED A CREATIVE AGENCY WITH OFFICES IN BERLIN AND VIENNA, WHERE SHE WORKED UNTIL 2024. AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT BTTR.AGENCY,
SHE BROUGHT CULTURAL RELEVANCE TO CLIENTS SUCH AS HP, HUAWEI, AND GETYOURGUIDE. DESPITE HER MULTIFACETED CAREER,
ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY HAS REMAINED HER MAIN CREATIVE PURSUIT.
HER EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AND THE VAST EXPERIENCE SHE HAS GAINED—AS AN ARCHITECT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, AND PHOTOGRAPHER—
CONTINUES TO SHAPE HER UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND BRAND STORYTELLING.
TO ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY, FOCUSES ON THE POETIC INTERPLAY BETWEEN LIGHT, SHADOW, AND TEXTURE.
HER ABSTRACT APPROACH BRINGS OUT THE SOUL OF EACH STRUCTURE,
REVEALING ITS SOFTER, MORE ORGANIC SIDE.
ANA SAMPAIO BARROS (*1985) IS A PHOTOGRAPHER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR BASED IN VIENNA,
TAKING COMMISSIONS WORLDWIDE.
SHE BEGAN HER CAREER AS AN ARCHITECT IN LISBON, COMPLETING HER MASTER’S DEGREE AT TU DARMSTADT IN GERMANY BEFORE MOVING TO AUSTRIA IN 2010
TO WORK WITH HENKE SCHREIECK ARCHITEKTEN. WHILE WORKING ON THE CAMPUS FOR ERSTE BANK GROUP, SHE DISCOVERED INSTAGRAM—WHERE SHE
BUILT UP HER CHANNEL, @ANASBARROS, TO OVER 300,000 FOLLOWERS. THIS RAPID GROWTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA GAVE HER THE CHANCE TO TRAVEL THE WORLD,
MEETING TOP CREATIVES AND COLLABORATING WITH GLOBAL BRANDS LIKE AMAZON, LUFTHANSA, AND MERCEDES.
IN 2016, SHE CO-FOUNDED A CREATIVE AGENCY WITH OFFICES IN BERLIN AND VIENNA, WHERE SHE WORKED UNTIL 2024. AS A CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT BTTR.AGENCY,
SHE BROUGHT CULTURAL RELEVANCE TO CLIENTS SUCH AS HP, HUAWEI, AND GETYOURGUIDE. DESPITE HER MULTIFACETED CAREER,
ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY HAS REMAINED HER MAIN CREATIVE PURSUIT.
HER EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AND THE VAST EXPERIENCE SHE HAS GAINED—AS AN ARCHITECT, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, AND PHOTOGRAPHER—
CONTINUES TO SHAPE HER UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND BRAND STORYTELLING.