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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Outdoor basketball hoop on an empty urban court beside tall trees and apartment buildings.
Young child in colorful clothes playing an upright piano at home.
Two teenage girls with pigtails stand close together outdoors in a busy urban street scene, seen from behind.
Playful young person in black padded sports shirt sticking out tongue in front of a horse poster.
Woman on a white horse using a smartphone on a sandy beach by the ocean under a cloudy sky.
Colorful traditional Middle Eastern courtyard with painted horses on a white wall, turquoise doors, and wooden benches with w...
Industrial building exterior wall covered with multiple air conditioning units and exposed wiring at night.
Wet German Shepherd standing on a rocky riverbank with forested cliffs in the background.
Metal trash cans between two brick pillars in a field of purple flowers under a large green tree.
Cleaning cart with buckets and mop parked beside a stone building on an outdoor terrace with a distant landscape view.
Ornate marble interior with carved relief figures surrounding a small arched doorway leading to a spiral stone staircase.
Covered car parked under a pink pergola on a sunny seaside terrace with ocean view.
Street scene in Japan with a retro ‘Video & Book’ sign above a small tonkatsu restaurant entrance where a man holding an umbr...
Outdoor street market stall with two vendors selling a large display of colorful sunglasses in front of residential houses.
Two young children in swimsuits walk along a concrete seawall behind a wire fence above a rocky beach under a bright blue sky...
Elderly woman holding a metal bowl of fresh green grapes with a knife outdoors in a garden.
Wall interior with LG air conditioner above a collage of travel magnets, vintage Coca-Cola sign, and framed photographs and a...
Narrow dirt path winding through green grass toward tall reeds under a clear blue sky with tree branches overhead.
Young woman with straight black hair and pink glitter makeup wearing a lilac blazer with playful pink sequin gun embellishments.
Young woman relaxing in a chair wearing a pink snakeskin-patterned strapless top and matching pants with eyes closed in soft ...
White horse with bridle standing by the sea under a cloudy sky
Small urban shop front filled with lush potted plants and greenery spilling out from an open metal shutter doorway.
Close-up of a child’s feet wearing beige strappy sandals with red painted toenails.
Surreal fashion portrait of a person in a sparkly pink sequin coat with a tall cactus digitally overlaid to obscure the face ...
Row of brightly colored work jackets, hats, and boots hanging on wall hooks in a hallway or locker room.
Woman lying face down on a bed in dim, moody light, wearing a sheer top and dark underwear.
Detail of a wooden church entrance with padded black doors featuring embossed crosses.
Retro waiting room with pastel plastic chairs and an old CRT television mounted on the wall.
Traditional horse-drawn carriage in a desert marketplace under a clear blue sky.
Lonely windswept tree growing on a dry coastal roadside with the sea in the background.
Colorful inflatable swim rings and beachwear displayed at an outdoor street stall in a city neighborhood.
Empty lifeguard chair on a quiet sandy beach overlooking calm turquoise sea under a clear blue sky.
Woman on a white horse using a phone and laptop on a sandy beach by the ocean under cloudy skies.
Old metal wood-burning stove in a worn, soot-stained room with wooden ceiling and floorboards.
Young couple kissing behind a decorative floral hand fan
Outstretched hand reaching over a lush green hillside and solitary tree in a forested landscape.
German shepherd wearing a tactical harness lying on a sandy riverbank in a rugged outdoor landscape.
Outdoor beach shower on a stone promenade by the sea under a clear blue sky
Old tiled building facade with weathered windows and a streetlight casting a long shadow under a clear blue sky.
Two men sit at a small table drinking beer inside a dimly lit Japanese ramen shop, seen through a blue plastic curtain and gl...
Street vendor squatting on a wooden boardwalk displaying an assortment of wristwatches on a red cloth near the water.
Bright blue utility cover on a cracked sidewalk beside a red curb and sandy ground
Couple dancing closely under a gazebo in an outdoor park.
Colorful empty swing ride at a small fairground set up in an urban parking lot.
Vintage Japanese convenience store interior with fluorescent lighting and stocked aisles of snacks and household goods.
Outdoor concrete ping pong table in a quiet park surrounded by green trees and bushes
Athletic man with dreadlocks flexing his arms in front of a striped red, white, and green wall.
Rustic wire gate and wooden fence bordering a dry open field under a cloudy overcast sky.
Tall palm trees rising above a blank white billboard against a clear deep blue sky.
Clear glass ashtray casting a soft shadow on a floral patterned tablecloth in warm sunlight.