Clients
GOOGLE INC., Deutsche Telekom, Johnson&Johnson, Procter & Gamble Company, Tchibo, Lanserhof GmbH, Harisch Hotels, Raffaello Rossi, zero, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, ECCO Sko A/S, ARTvergnügen GmbH, Dr. Schnell Chemie, Audi Hamburg, BMW
ROWOHLT VERLAG, Gruner & Jahr, 3Sat/ZDF, dtv Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, Naxos Music Group, Quadriga Media Berlin GmbH
SCHOLZ&FRIENDS, DDB Germany, Territory - Content to Results, Die Kameradinnen, Art+Com, Elevate Identity
UMWELTMINISTERIUM NRW, Universität Hamburg / Hamburg Center for Health Economics, Behörde für Wissenschaft Forschung und Gleichstellung Hamburg, igs - Internationale Gartenschau Hamburg
KAMPF DER KÜNSTE / Slam Kultur gGmbH, I.P.O.N. - International Peace Observers Network e.V., Unternehmer ohne Grenzen e.V.
SOPHIE PASSMANN (author/radio show host), Michel Abdollahi (conferencier/performance artist/journalist), Eugen Ruge (author), Florence Kasumba (actress), Stefanie Stahl (author/psychologist), Dr. Anne Fleck (author/medical doctor), Sandra Gerling (actress), Anthony Lazaro (musician)
PLUS PORTRAITS of a wide variety of actors, bands, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs and politicians among other clients
Published
ELLE
Brigitte
STERN
DB Mobil
L'Officiel China
Die ZEIT
GALA Greece
FACES Magazin
NEON
Bunte
BARBARA Magazin
Lanserhof Magazin
taz
Jute Magazine
Flanelle Magazine
Spiegel online
Brigitte Woman
Brigitte Leben!
IRK Magazine
Nasty Magazine
Atlas Magazine
Catalogue Fashion Book
Institute Magazine
Szene Hamburg
Commercielle
Observer
Urbanshit
and many more
Exhibitions
"RUNWAY" - Frankfurt
Fashion Week, Jan/Feb
2022
"Future Perfect" - BFF
Aufschlag #12
Hamburg, June 2021
"FSK ab 18" - group
exhibition. Galerie
Drewes, Hamburg, 2020
50 Jahre BFF. "Your
signature - Das bleibt."
Stuttgart, Berlin,
Hamburg, 2019
BFF Aufschlag #10.
Hamburg, 04/2018
"Uncommissioned" -
BFF Aufschlag.
Hamburg, 05/2017
"Immersion&Illusion" –
first solo show.
Bonn, 02/2017
"Reduction" -
BFF Triebwerk.
Berlin, 10/2016
"Volcano" – group
exhibition.
Fotodesign
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, 12/2015
Award
BFF Aufschlag Award Junior GOLD. Hamburg 09/2019 with the picture "I will be there for you"
About me
My name is Asja, I am a freelance photographer, born 1980 in Hamburg, Germany.
At the moment I am based in Hamburg, dedicating my time to photography at the intersection of portrait, fashion and art, both digital and analog.
I am a BFF Professional member since September 2016. In 2017 I was one of the selected participants at WEITSPRUNG, an event for upcoming young photographers, organized by Germanys leading Advertising Agencies. Since 2018 I am involved at the Der Neue BFF Förderpreis as mentor among a million other cool projects.
I graduated in photography 2015, with a special focus on cinematographic/continuous lighting. Since I am four years old I am involved with photography, spending my adolescence in the dark room developing my black and white negatives. Before I made my talent my profession I did a Masters in intercultural communication, adult education and psychology and was working for the German government in the field of international cooperation as project leader. It was an awesome job! I just love photography so much more, so I quit it and started a new life.
Due to living abroad in various countries I speak German, English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently. With French and Swedish I get by. I feel at home in South America as I have studied and worked there for a few years, especially in Argentina and Brazil.
Apart from photography you can well talk to me about psychology, digital nomads, lifestyle design, systems optimization, personal development, non-violent communication by Rosenberg, poetry slams, Tim Ferriss and table soccer. (just give it a try!)
I am curious, passionate and if its too clean and predictable it bores me. Photography to me is like playing together with other obsessed individuals, infusing my veins with happiness every day.


Foto: Santiago Salazar

Press
I have been interviewed four times so far. You can have a look here (German only):
digit! Magazine
July / August 2020
On eight pages the author writes about my view on photography, my path of becoming a professional full time photographer, presents an excerpt from my portfolio and does an interview with me. (German only)
Podcast-Interview
April 2022
If you want to know more about my path from well-paid senior project leader to professional full time photographer, my fears and if I regret it, listen to this 30-minute interview with me on the Podcast of "Montags gerne aufstehen"
H.E.I.
January 2018
If you want to know more about my path of becoming a professional full time photographer read this article published about me in January 2018 on the Blog of the H.E.I. Hamburger Existenzgründungs Initiative (German only).
PhotoPresse PP04
April 2021
In the interview I get to talk about a favorite job of mine from the past, what I liked about it and how we did it.
Acerca de mí
Mi nombre es Asja [Asia], soy fotógrafa artística y de moda, nacida 1980 en Hamburgo, Alemania. Trabajo en digital y en analógico.
Estudié fotografía en Buenos Aires con Aldo Bressi, Roberto Lozano, William Kano y Natasha Ygel entre otros. Mi especialización es en iluminación cinematográfica y escenografía. Soy licenciada en comunicación intercultural y psicología. He vivido en muchos lugares de este lindo planeta y por eso hablo alemán, inglés, español y portugués fluido. Con francés y sueco me manejo.
Soy curiosa, apasionada y me encanta ganarte en el metegol. La fotografía para mí es un juego divertido junto con otra gente obsesionada sin miedo de ser niño, llenando mis venas con felicidad cada día.
Desde 2016 fue aceptada como miembro Profesional en el BFF, una renombrada asociación profesional de fotógrafos en Alemania.
No dude en contactarse conmigo si quiere realizar producciones de foto tanto en América del Sur como en Europa.
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![]() | ![]() last styling touch ups for "Life is tough my darling, but so are you" in London, 2017 (photo: Inna Kirioglo) | ![]() Shooting a beauty series for Atlas Magazine, 2017 (photo: Angela Ohde) |
![]() with my long time muse, Fernando, in Brazil 2013 (photo: Aline) | ![]() shooting "Moon Colours" with my analog Pentax 6x7 (photo: Marie Hölscher) | ![]() last fashion shooting in December 2017. (photo: Brenda Luz) |
![]() at the production of the Cover for a magazine by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit in Bonn, 2017 (photo: Santiago Salazar) | ![]() my job makes me happy :-) (photo: Katrin Schöning) | ![]() behind the scenes for "Urban Leisure", 2017 (photo: Cecilia Aretz) |
![]() shooting "Utopia16", 2016 at Fotofabrique in Hamburg (photo: Daniela Pulina) | ![]() Business Shooting in the port of Hamburg, 2017 (photo: Katrin Schöning) | ![]() Portrait sitting. photo: Santiago Salazar |
![]() shooting Federico Rosales for Universe Management, Buenos Aires, 2016 | ![]() Building the set for the series "surrealista", Buenos Aires, 2015 | ![]() shooting Bonner Jazzchor for their new CD, 2016 (photo: Ana Franco) |
![]() with the band "16 Tage" after a successfull photoshoot, Bonn 2016 (photo: Ana Franco) | ![]() With friends in Epecuén, Argentina, 2015 | ![]() Opening speech at my first solo exhibition in Bonn, February 2017 (photo: Thomas Ollendorf) |