Today we’d like to introduce you to Luana Seu.

Hi Luana, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I am a Romanian photographer currently based in NYC and Europe. My work has won prestigious awards such as the Jurors Picks of the Lens Culture Awards and a finals nomination for the ReFocus Awards in Color Photography 2023. I am now 26 and I realized that I have been doing photography for over 10 years. I am almost there, the point I can talk to my little self and tell her ” it will be alright, listen to your instincts because only with trust you will continue walking safely. You are protected by your choices. Just keep doing it. ”
I am now following my dream and go anywhere my career is calling me to go. Of course there are moments I am confused or I am wondering what is the next step but I never, not once, doubted that art is my calling. I trust this lifestyle, it has never been easy and I never expect it to be.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
As much as I love to romanticize, even the “bad times”, I can gladly say I never had a period where it was so difficult that I couldn’t handle. I truly think “hard times” are the ones that build us, almost from scratch over and over again. One of the reasons is because I feel the energy of the people I work with, I am trying to understand them and even in situations where the expectations are very high – I am taking day by day, step by step. I will never underestimate the power of “trust the process” as I learnt from my time as an actress. A lot of my work/life philosophy is taken from acting books and lessons applied in the acting work, before everything goes on stage. Art is in the process – the performance ( and in my case now – the print or final photograph ) is not the fun part. It is the creation of it, the “in between moments”, the mistakes and the research. The experience. This helped me a lot to get the pressure of my shoulders and play as much as possible. .

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am visual artist so, apart from photography, I direct, I creative direct, I produce, I paint, I film, I perform. I love to give. Anytime I have an opportunity to give away information, an opportunity, my ideas – I do it.
I specialize in group photography and portraiture. I work hard to always tell a story so I call myself a “narrative photographer” because I prepare for every photoshoot as I used to prepare as an actor for a play.
I’m getting ready to tell a story.
The pre-production is extremely valuable to me and I am finally at a point in my life where I clearly use and balance the information I accumulated till this point from all the “careers” I have or had.

I am most proud of how I develop the skill to bring people together in the room and provide a safe and energetic environment where everyone is safe to express as they feel best. To purely create without any expectations and no boundaries.

So, before we go, how can our readers or others connect or collaborate with you? How can they support you?
you can find me @thelu.mag or my website www.luanaseu.com

Contact Info:

• Website: www.luanaseu.com
• Instagram: @thelu.mag

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