About me
No selfie can convey the true intimacy of a warm embrace. No studio background can replicate an idyllic childhood in the countryside. These are the little moments we can look back on with the help of photos. Photos that show who we were as children and how our parents were as parents. What will be able to tell these stories better than a picture?
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HI, I AM CHIARA. I’M A FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER WITH ITALIAN ROOTS.
During my master’s thesis in England, I discovered that documenting families is my absolute passion. For two months I accompanied the Wright family with my camera in their home. There, I had my ‘aha!’ moment: I wanted to do this for the rest of my life! Documenting family with all their precious and fleeting moments, and me there capturing all of it.
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I saw you on STERN TV. Was that a PR stunt?
smarter answers prepared for the interview 😉 Now you’re wondering what interview I’m talking about? That’s right! My entire dialogue was cut because my German was probably too bad, haha!
Luckily (!) there are interviews in which I was allowed to speak and where people do understand me.
Did you study photography?
I'd also like to be a family or birth photographer. Do you offer Mentoring, Coaching or workshops?
can honestly say it’s the best job in the world.
I would be honored to introduce you to the art of family and birth photography.
And give you the insights on what it’s really like. It is also important for me to guide you to develop your own voice and find your own style. How about it? Discover more on my mentoring page.
Do you give out RAW files?
What does it mean that you retain the rights to the images? Why can't I keep everything like use Instagram filters or edit them myself?
But, those carefully written words, the beautiful sentences, they always remain the work
of the author. You can’t just copy and paste and repurpose the entire book. You can’t change sentences because you like them better in a different way, nor use them as quotes on prints or t-shirts and sell them.
With my photos it is exactly the same: You buy them. They belong to you. You keep and admire it all their lives. But they will always be my property, I as the photographer, will keep the rights. And yes, this is also true if you didn’t release the photos to me for publication.
Do you and your family also book family shoots with other photographers?
So: Yes, we do. After all those nights that I had to stay up with my son, I also deserved to have beautiful family photos, and yes, this means with me in them too!
Do you only photograph in Berlin?
Although since the birth of my son Noah my travels are a bit more limited, I still love to be on the road. Germany, although not quite as beautiful as my home country Italy, has many enchanting cities and landscapes and I like to discover new corners.
If you are interested in booking me for a photo shoot outside of Berlin, please write to me and let me know where you live. As soon as I do a few shoots in the same area, we’ll make an appointment. I also recommend subscribing to my newsletter for my upcoming travel dates and photo tours.
Will our photos be published?
and would NEVER show your photos and videos to the public without your written permission.
Why do so many families sign the "release form" and give you the photos for publication?
Ok and some people also do it because there is a discount if I’m allowed to publish their photos! 😉
Happy families
Do you want to know more? Ok, let's get to the really important things:
Fact 2: Being a mother is both the best and the hardest thing I have ever done. Full respect to families with more than one child!
Fact 3: In case it wasn’t obvious by now I believe in FAMILY and LOVE. Love makes a family, whatever the constellation: Mum + Dad + Child, Mum + Mum, Dad + Dad, Parents + Grandparents + Pets. You name it!
Fact 4: I adore animals! We are blessed at any age when we can spend time with our furry friends.
Fact 5: I met my German husband in England, said “ciao!” to sunny Italy and “hallo!” to grey Berlin!
Fact 6: I have a twin sister, but unfortunately she is not suitable to step in for me in case of illness – she looks totally different from me!
Fact 7: My German is still pretty bad. Okay, maybe not pretty bad. But still. How hard is this language anyway?
Fact 8: My latest obsession is movies and that includes creating films about families! I learned this skill over two years ago and have been working on my craft ever since. I believe that every family should star in their own little blockbuster.
Fact 9: One of my favourite films is “The Notebook” and anyone who knows it may have already suspected it: my son Noah owes his name to the main character. (Hi Ryan Gosling!)
Fact 10: When I’m not taking pictures or running around after Noah, I love watching TV series with my husband. Discussions about the Game of Thrones finale? Yes please!
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