anna pogossova

Photographer ANNA POGOSSOVA was born and raised in Moscow, Russia but migrated to Australia in 1994. She went on to study at the UNSW College of Fine Arts in Sydney and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts (BA Hons), majoring in Photomedia.

In 2005 she was one of the top 3 finalists in the photography category for Qantas Spirit of Youth of Australia Award (SOYA), which was exhibited at the Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney. It was this association with SOYA that caught the attention of MTV execs who asked Anna to shoot the stills for their winter advertising campaign and things took off from there. Soon she was shooting look books for a number of emerging quirky designers (much like herself) and thus began her interest in fashion.

In 2006, Anna was shortlisted and exhibited in the Head On Alternative Portrait Prize and was profiled in Art and Australia magazine as one of 25 emerging artists under 25. Not only this but in 2011, Anna completed a 4 week artist residency in Iceland, a place where the pale landscapes and pastel houses inspired her creativity, both in illustration and photography.

Anna has such a unique signature style as she integrates her fine arts background and influences into her editorial and commercial work, along with a good dose of pop culture references and always with a sense of humour. She is fascinated by the dialogue between still life and fashion; the way graphic elements, illustrations and still life can be incorporated into fashion stories. Her creative brain never stops ticking and she always tries to work with the personality of a particular object to then construct a mini world around it.

Aside from MTV, her list of clients include Famous Magazine, Akira Isogawa, Amanda Garrett, Betts and Nokia.