Ana Brandt International Certification Program - Astrid Mannien

I fell in love with photography at the age of 14 when I first stepped into a dark room and what I saw was pure magic.

That feeling as well as coming from a traveling background I could not sit still and could not wait to capture on camera how I saw the world.

I graduated in  2005 in Antwerp, Belgium ( sisa ) when I was 18 with a photography degree in my hand and a hunger to travel.

I started travelling and that is how I ended up in Scotland where I now have a studio and offer newborn photo shoots as well as other shoots.

My business opened in 2016 and has been focused on newborn photography, I have trained with two UK photographers as well as with Ana Brandt.

A new chapter has now begun where I want to start teaching others. When I started my business I felt I did not find the support I wanted and this is the drive I have to teach new photographers.

And the travelling… that is just a bonus for my itchy feet !