Natalie Dybisz Explained

Natalie Dybisz
Birth Place:Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Notable Works:Surreal Fashion
Known For:Fine-art fashion photography
Style:Surrealism, baroque
Education:University of Sussex
Spouse:Matthew Lennard

Natalie Aniela Dybisz (born 1986), known professionally as Miss Aniela, is a British fine-art fashion and surrealist photographer.[1] [2] Selvedge describes her work as a "fus[ion of] traditional photography with digitally enhanced motifs and surrealism."

Early life

Dybisz was born in 1986 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.[3] A self-taught photographer,[4] she began taking self-portraits at 15 but began focusing on it at 21 while studying English and Media at the University of Sussex.[1] [3] [5] [6]

Dybisz started posting her self-portraits on Flickr in April 2006 and quickly garnered online popularity.[7] After leaving university, she assumed she wouldn't be able to commit fully or professionally to photography for another year or two at least.[8] Five months later, however, she was contacted by Microsoft and asked to speak at their Pro Photo Summit in Seattle about digital photography.[7] [5] At this point, she decided to quit her job to pursue photography full-time.[8]

Photography

Dybisz utilizes models and practical effects in the first part of her process, then does digital post-production using Photoshop.[9] She is inspired by her environment, dreams, experiences, literature, and fine art, particularly 16th-century chiaroscuro artists, such as Caravaggio.[2] [1] She has shot in mansion, castles, and stately homes in France and England, such as Château de Champlâtreux, and in other locations such as abandoned buildings.[10] [2] Normal Magazine described her work as "combin[ing] baroque aesthetics and the directives of commercial work."[11]

Dybisz and her husband Matthew host the Fashion Shoot Experience, a workshop held in interesting shooting locations in London, Los Angeles, New York, Iceland, and other countries in Europe.[6] [5] In 2010 and 2017, Dybisz was named "One to Watch" by the Saatchi Gallery in London.[12] [13] She also teaches courses on photography and photoshop.[14] [15] She has been featured in El País, NY Arts, Plastik Magazine, TechMag, American Photo, Playboy Spain, ALARM Magazine, and Vogue Italia.[6] [7] Exhibition locations include Saatchi Gallery, Houses of Parliament, Waldemarsudde, and Vouge Italia's space in Milan.[6] Kai Mayfair and Hôtel de Crillon have also displayed her work.[16] [12]

Dybisz's first professional exhibition was "locally in Brighton" while her Self-Gazing series of self-portraits were the first to be invited internationally.[5] [17] The Ecology series was one of her earlier collections and showed the "relationship between humans and nature through visual references to pollution, deforestation and climate engineering."[18] [5] In 2011, she started Surreal Fashion, which icanbecreative.com described as "where fashion meets fine art, beauty meets absurdity, and couture meets chaos."[18] [19] In 2014, she did a fantasy photoshoot for Nikon[20] and released her Faces collection, which "merg[es] large-scale faces with hundreds of paintings from art history."[17] In 2017, she worked both on Barocco, a collection inspired by the Baroque and Rococo eras,[21] and Birth Undisturbed, a series about childbirth as an empowering experience for women worldwide.[22] [18]

She has published two books:

Personal life

Dybisz's husband Matthew Lennard works with her under the Miss Aniela name.[5] [24] The stillborn birth of their son Evan in 2013 inspired and informed her Birth Undisturbed series. They also have a daughter, born 2014/2015.[18] [22]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gorgeously Surreal Fashion Photography. 2011-11-04. Noorata. Pinar. My Modern Met. 2024-01-11.
  2. Web site: Miss Aniela: impeccable fashion and composition with a surrealist touch. 2020-11-16. Faena Aleph. 2024-01-11.
  3. Web site: Miss Aniela: Surreal Fashion. 12 January 2021 . Fashion DN Mag. 2024-01-11.
  4. Web site: Gorgeously Surreal Scenes Shot in a French Chateau. Yoo. Alice. 2013-01-03. My Modern Met. 2024-01-11.
  5. Web site: Looking at success: Natalie Dybisz aka Miss Aniela. Smithson. Aline. 2012-05-04. Lens Scratch. 2024-01-11.
  6. Web site: Creating High Art Self Portraits – with Natalie Dybisz. 2014-08-01. Van. Frederick. This Week in Photo. 2024-01-11.
  7. Web site: Miss Aniela: Whimsical Portraits Find Fame on Flickr. Fanuko. Katie. 2011-01-21. ALARM Magazine. 2024-01-11.
  8. Web site: An Interview with Portrait Photographer Natalie Dybisz. 2010-01-26. Goldstein. Mark. Photography Blog. 2024-01-11.
  9. Web site: Miss Aniela Captures Stunning Dreamlike Scenes. Young. Meghan. 2011-04-09. Trend Hunter. 2024-01-11.
  10. Web site: Edgy Fashion Portraits By Miss Aniela. 2011-12-08. Photo News. 2024-01-12.
  11. Web site: Miss Aniela. Normal Magazine. 2024-01-12.
  12. Web site: Miss Aniela. A Modern Grand Tour. 2024-01-12.
  13. Web site: One to Watch: Miss Aniela. 2013-08-30. Saatchi Art. 2024-01-17.
  14. Web site: Adobe Master Class: Photoshop Inspiring artwork and tutorials by established and emerging artists. Graphic-Design Publishing Center. 2024-01-12.
  15. Web site: Commercial Fashion Photography. Creative Live. 2024-01-17.
  16. Web site: Miss Aniela : A Surrealistic view. Showker. Fred. 2013-03-18. DT&G Magazine. 2024-01-12.
  17. Web site: Fashion 1st place winner, Professional category: Natalie Dybisz. 2017. Fine Art Photo Awards. 2024-01-11.
  18. Web site: Miss Aniela. Artistics. 2024-01-12.
  19. Web site: Extraordinary Surreal Photography - Artist Spotlight: Miss Aniela. I Can Be Creative. 2024-01-12.
  20. Web site: Nikon D810: Miss Aniela Talks To Us About Her Fantasy Fashion Shoot With The New Camera. 2014-06-27. Piper. Dave Kai. SLR Lounge. 2024-01-12.
  21. Web site: Miss Aniela "Barocco". 2017-03-23. Capture One. 2024-01-12.
  22. Web site: Miss Aniela Creates Fine Art Images Celebrating the Power of Birth Undisturbed [NSFW]]. York. Nicole. 2017-11-21. Fstoppers. 2024-01-12.
  23. Web site: Red River Pros: Natalie Dybisz aka Miss Aniela. Red River Paper. 2024-01-12.
  24. Web site: Surreal Glamour. Edney. Jessica. Selvedge. 2019-09-01. 2024-01-12.