Claudia Araujo

Claudia Araujo has worked as a fashion and design photographer since the 1990s and specializes in modern portraiture. Born in Brazil, Araujo began her study of photography learning the classical techniques at various studios . Her first published photographs appeared in O Globo, a major daily newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. While honing her skills, she worked with numerous actors, musicians, designers and labels. In 1996, the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro put her in charge of its photo lab. During the twenty years she held that position, she taught fashion and still life photography and supervised a multitude of projects. Today, she combines her extensive knowledge of analogue photography with the possibilities of the digital age. Claudia Araujo currently lives in Berlin, where she works as a freelance commercial photographer.