Creating striking conceptual images, Canberra-based photographer Fernanda Pedroso has been on a steep upward trajectory since embarking on a new artistic path at age 40. Pedroso left her home country of Brazil in 2020 to pursue love on the other side of the world, and at the same time transitioned from a 20-year career in advertising to photography. Currently pursuing a Diploma of Photography, the artist often harnesses studio lighting, plus elements including special make-up and elaborate costume, within atmospheric imagined scenarios. Pedroso’s work has already garnered international recognition in prizes including The Monochrome Awards, the Australian Photography Awards, and AsiaPacific Awards. She presented work in the group exhibition Terra (un)Becoming at Canberra’s Huw Davies Gallery last year, and was a finalist in the Canberra Contemporary Photographic Prize 2024. Most excitingly, Pedroso recently took out Overall Winner in Australasia’s Top Emerging Photographers Awards 2024.
Above: Fernanda Pedroso, Earthly, 2024. Print on Hahnemühle PhotoRag, 100 x 66.53cm.
COURTESY: THE ARTIST