The more I work with different photographers, more I realized the aesthetic I want to pursuit.
I want to be involved in different projects, not really interested about nudity for nudity but to bring something else 'to the table'!

I want to be involved with images that make people look two, three, four times before they get the all picture, like this one I made with Alexandre Cabrita, and tied by Carlos from Knotlounge.


Every time I showed this picture to people, the first reaction was always "What is this?"
And this reaction is what I want to get from people. And I want to feel proud of myself to make people think and question photography.

I respect whom want to work through soft porn or erotic images but to be honest I think that's the easy way to work via nudity. Everyone can shoot frontal nude with anyone, with any camera, any light...
I want to be different! Work differently.
I'm not afraid to be naked in front of a camera with a stranger, and I'm perfectly aware not every one is willing to be naked like that. But I really want to use my 'not afraid of being naked' to make different images, images that make people look and investigate.

Plus I don't really think I have to show my face to make the pictures work. In fact I prefer not to show my face...

By the way, what do you think of this picture?

Love all these pictures, the lights, my posture, the colors…
Why?
To explain I think I might have to dig a bit for my readers.
It's very easy to post on social media only happy posts, to show only the good moments we have with friends, that perfect beach picture, the night out with friends, etc.
No one shows you the boring life of daily tasks, the constant struggle we all have personally, emotionally even professionally, because no one is completely happy all day long, every single day. Happiness is made from little moments!
This miniserie is - personally - intense! I exposed myself more, I show off my imperfect body, my wrinkles and I don't even tried to hide them. That's why its my favorite! I'm being truth to myself and others.





And enjoy the rest of your day!

Model / Photo Edition - Ana Peres
Photographer - Xsense

Continuing "The Geisha Serie aka Destroying My Reputation", this time vol. 2/3, I reinforced the emotional charge of this pics turning them into black and white.
This mini-serie is one of my favourite!

I prefer this set to the previous with the kimono.
I find this ones with grater graphic composition and emotionally stronger.
Maybe due to the black and white factor.
Maybe because I review myself in this type of photography.
Maybe because I can see myself and my personality in this pics and no doubt I feel a great empathy for them.
Maybe because I feel proud of my body and my attitude!








Model - Ana Peres
Photographer - Xsense
Edition - Ana Peres

I present you "The Geisha Serie aka Destroying My Reputation", vol. 1-3.
This is my new photography work made with the photographer Xsense.
After the careful analysis of the final result photo/shoot, I decided to turn them into small series of set, where the main issue is my fullback neo-traditional tattoo with oriental inspiration.
The title of those series is "The Geisha Serie aka Destroying My Reputation", where the Geisha theme is explored!
Geisha can be literally translate to 'the person who makes art', although geishas are somehow associated to prostitution, actually geisha is a very sophisticated, artistic and delicate woman, who trained ancient arts like sing, dance and music.









I took some time to present these photos because every time I look at them or thought about them, I felt this was not the type of photography I want to make! At all...
My main idea for this photoshoot, was completely 'fineart' / conceptual art and I feel the final results are very commercial. I've no doubts this is not what I want to do, how I like to be photographed, perform or even how I like to photograph. More I think about it, more I'm sure I want to step aside this type of concepts!
Although I like the final results, I can not say I love them, except two of them, that I will share later. My sentiment about this photoshoot is very ambiguous! During the discussion with the photographer about our encounter, I thought we're in the same path, sadly we're not which made me a bit uncomfortable because I was not doing what I wanted or we had talked about it. And I also felt he was not boosting my creativity or been creativity himself… Sometimes this happens, people just do not connect and its ok!

With this experience I learned a lot, and I learned I know what I want do to!
I want to do fineart photography! I want to create art and arise feelings on others thru photography, even though that creations are not commercial and doesn't have thousands of likes on social media. Because I don't really care about that...
I always have been an introverted person, very lonely, with unique ideas and is what I'm and I don't want to change!

My main gold about photography is to make more pics like the others I did (see link) even if I have to photograph myself, like I did last time.

Photographer who wants to collaborated with me for fineart/conceptual art photography, please contact me.

By the way, one curiosity, every time I think about this pics I remember Taylor Swift, 'Delicate'!
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Model - Ana Peres
Photographer - Xsense
Edition - Ana Peres

I love modelling and I always enjoy myself so much, that I really should return to be a model in a more serious way 👧
Although I love fashion modelling (because its great to wear fancy clothes and fancy make-up, done by professionals), I prefer conceptual photography because I rather use my body to express emotions, feelings and create certain feelings on others.

Conceptual photography its far more raw and even use different textures/lights that editorial photography normally doesn't use. Doesn't have to be pretty or perfect and that's one thing I like - Imperfection!

I always think I should be perfect all the time and I'm a very critical person about myself but I allow myself not to be perfect and through photography I show my imperfections, my insecurities and more important, I allow others to see them! Which is a huge step out of my comfort zone!












Model - Ana Peres
Photography/Editing - Ana Peres (me)

Please don't use this images with permission.

And enjoy the rest of your day!

It's no secret I love get tattoed and even I don't plan to be completely tattoed, it's a possibility. Recently I found out Daniel Kickflip would be in Almada as guess spot at Butcher Tattoo, so I knew I had to grab this chance to get tattoed by him and one of his original work. I was super happy when me replied my contact and informed me the drawing was available. I had this drawing in my head for months! So in the middle of january, I went to Almada to make this girl. I know lots of people don't like it and I love it! Technically this tattoo looks. The lines are perfect and clean. Go check Daniel Kickflip work (on instagram) and follow his work. He deserves!

Photo taken my tattoo artist

A couple days ago I met a very nice lady! We were talking about life, what I do with my life, etc...
I told her I felt different that most of people, including my own best friends! That I've this strange idea which I - eventually - paint or sculpt that strange idea. I mostly wear black because I'm a designer and I have to work with colours every single day and the fact I don't have to look to myself and put my brain to work to get dressed every day, it's so calming!
But the fact I wear, most of time, black and have piercings or tattoos doesn't mean I'm gothic, punk, hardcore girl... No, in fact, I don't think I fit in on any category. And the most funny thing about this is, I don't like to see many people with piercings and/or tattoos.
After a while talking, she told me: "You've graduated and you've worked on night shift to pay your studies. You travel alone. You tattoo for yourself, not to show off. You volunteer. You have a career and enjoy your work. That's so rare."


I have always been so judgmental about myself, because all my life I've been judged by my parents, teachers, basically everyone.
And of course, I started to be a super critical about myself. I want to be perfect, the best of all, always!
That can be good, because makes you sharper, more alert, ambitious but also makes you feel super bad whenever something goes wrong or simply not the way you wanted to be.
I don't tolerate mistakes!

After this conversation I noticed the way people treat me, they normally call me 'Peres' and she spent the all time calling me 'Dra. Ana' and she is also a doctor, with a major degree.
At the end of our conversation she told me I've to realize I'm on a higher level than most of the people! And this hit me like a rock!

This lady made me think about who I'm, what I accomplished throughout my life. And I've realised I need to be more friendly to myself. I've to treat myself better.

So today I treated myself a little bit better!
I deserved a bubble bath, with an excellent red wine to relax.
I like my body, my tattoos, my piercings and I'm proud of myself and found myself so sexy with all of this!

So you don't like tattoos?? Its ok... Just don't look, don't call, don't message me...
Feel free to ignore me, because this tattoos will not disappear and the number will eventually grow.






Photos by John Sexton.
And enjoy the rest of your day!

I really can not be still!!
I admit I love to tattoo and would love to have more money to tattoo more but well...

This one I made with David Raminhos, residente tattoo artist at Domus (Setúbal - Portugal). He was super fast and the result was brutally amazing! So much in love with the final result. Even my sister loved and said it was one of her favorite tattoos of mine. Which is a big compliment.:)

The original drawing was from french illustrator Serge Birault, which gave me permission to use his work. By the way, pleople... don't copy or make use of others people art.






Its amazing right? 😍

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Because people have been asking me to show this tattoo, finally I'm writing about it!
I admit I didn't shown before because is so hard to take good pictures of myself and exactly to my right arm! So I was delaying this day... But is one of my favorite tattoos :D

Most of people doesn't like the tattoo at first, I don't know why!
However creative people tend to love and the general comments are "Brutal" or "It's so beautiful!". I think is related to people's creativity. Nevertheless, I've some colleagues that didn't like it at first now is one of favorite of hers.
This tattoo is very simple, only two humpback whales, but what makes it special is the style of the tattoo.
The tattoo artist was Luis Azare, who have a very unique style of tattooing. Since I saw his work of a shark I knew I want this tattoo made by him.
Luiz Azare prefer to work on peoples face and black and white, so if you want something like that check his work and contact him.



At this moment I have more than 20 tattoos, most of them related to animals/nature, but each one of them in a very unique style.
13 is not a big number but some are big and occupy lots of skin.

And enjoy the rest of your day!