Gabriella Achadinha

Gabriella Achadinha is a South African photographer and artist based between Berlin and Bloemfontein, whose practice is rooted in cinema and shaped by a background in film production. Working across analog photography, collage, and mixed media, her work gravitates toward stillness and contemplation - landscapes, portraiture, and the quietly surreal spaces in between. She was named one of Adobe's Rising Stars of Photography in 2018 and was awarded the Re:Touch Photography Prize for her project "Character Coding," developed in collaboration with Kulturprojekte Berlin and metaLab Harvard. Her publishing imprint Studio Saudari has released three print publications, and her work has been exhibited at Kunstraum Bethanien and Galerie Grolman in Berlin.


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Two boys walk down a sunny street in Barcelona, one wearing a formal navy uniform jacket while the busy city scene blurs in t...
Young couple relaxing on a wooden pier bench by the water in Barcelona, Spain.
White SUV parked in front of a pastel hotel building with palm trees under a clear blue sky in Namibia.
Street vendors selling handbags and accessories on a wooden boardwalk by the waterfront in Barcelona, Spain, on a sunny day.
Street vendor in a blue top arranging jewelry on a blanket along a busy boardwalk in Barcelona, Spain.
Elderly woman in Gaula, Madeira holding a metal bowl filled with fresh green grapes and a knife in a garden.
Man in sportswear standing by a seaside promenade in Barcelona, looking out over the rocky breakwater and blue Mediterranean ...
Young boy in a hoodie looking through a blue sightseeing telescope on a stone viewpoint terrace in Barcelona, Spain, with a d...
Shar Pei dog in a traditional-style outfit being walked on a city street in Japan.
Older man in a yellow shirt sits on a bench in a quiet Barcelona courtyard with bicycles and a large colorful mural in the ba...
Urban street scene in Japan with office and apartment buildings behind a pedestrian overpass where people are walking.
Row of upside-down rowboats on a quiet Japanese beach with ships docked in the distant harbor under a cloudy sky.
Four people in white garments stand waist‑deep in clear coastal water near rocky cliffs in Cape Town, South Africa, engaged i...
Group of people in white garments wading through shallow water during a religious ceremony near rocky shores in Cape Town, So...
Men in white clothing perform a baptism ceremony in shallow water near the shore in Cape Town, South Africa.
Four men dressed in white stand closely together in shallow seawater, praying in an intimate group ritual with the cityscape ...
Mid-century modern building in Namibia with decorative white lattice facade and blue sky background
Colorful laundry hanging on the balcony of a small residential house in Singapore with a blue metal gate and striped awning.
Girl in a colorful summer dress walking through a wildflower field in rural Japan.
Lone tree on a grassy cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Gaula, Madeira under a clear blue sky.
Lush green ferns and tropical plants growing inside a glass greenhouse in Singapore, with a white twin emergency light mounte...
Small pink desert house in Namibia framed by a large canopy with mountains in the background under a bright blue sky.
Ornate yellow Hindu temple gopuram in Singapore decorated with detailed pink deity sculptures against a clear blue sky.
Colorful koinobori carp streamers flying over a flower field and green hills in rural Japan
Vibrant red poppy field in full bloom in Japan on a sunny spring day.
Smiling elderly woman sitting on a stone bench in Barcelona, holding a red dog leash beside her small Yorkshire terrier on a ...
Colorful Peranakan shophouse facade in pastel pink and blue with ornate colonial details in Singapore.
Colorful carnivorous pitcher plants growing among lush tropical foliage in a Singapore garden.
Pink tropical flower spike hanging among lush green foliage in a Singapore garden.
Cascade of pink orchids blooming in a lush greenhouse in Singapore
Cascade of pink orchids blooming in a lush greenhouse in Singapore
Close-up of a pink orchid blossom and bud against lush green foliage in Singapore.
Close-up of a delicate pink orchid flower blooming among lush green foliage in Singapore.
Close-up of exotic pink and green orchids growing among lush moss in a tropical garden in Singapore.
Close-up of a pink orchid flower with water droplets on its petals, surrounded by lush green foliage in Singapore.
Soft pink orchids blooming among lush green foliage in a tropical garden in Singapore.
Bright yellow orchids blooming beside a small waterfall in a lush garden in Singapore.
Bright red and yellow heliconia flower hanging among lush green tropical foliage in Singapore.
Lifeguard in red and white uniform watching swimmers from a high chair on a sunny beach in Barcelona, Spain.
Open safari truck with tourists on a desert tour in Namibia under a clear blue sky.
Back view of a woman in a beige headscarf walking with a stroller on a sunny street in Barcelona, Spain.
Rural lakeside scene in Japan with tall grass, a wooden warning sign in Japanese, and green utility covers near the water’s e...
Arid rocky hills and sparse desert vegetation under a clear blue sky in Namibia.
Golden sand dunes and distant rocky hills under a clear blue sky in the Namibian desert.
Group of people in traditional festival clothing celebrating and drinking together at an outdoor gathering in Japan.
Shoppers at a traditional food stall in a busy indoor market in Barcelona, Spain, with a vendor standing behind shelves of ol...
Elderly Japanese man in a pink traditional robe proudly holding two large lobsters at a seafood market in Japan.
Abandoned colonial-era buildings half-buried in desert sand under a clear evening sky in Namibia.
Young child riding on an adult’s shoulders while walking through a sunny park in Barcelona, Spain.
Old outdoor basketball hoop with a ball stuck in the metal net in front of a modern glass building in Barcelona, Spain.