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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Tall cacti illuminated by neon lights at a gas station at night
Colorful rustic dining room with wooden chairs, a red tablecloth, and an accordion resting on the table in front of a decorat...
Traditional African hut interior with thatched roof, patterned blankets on the wall, and household items arranged on an anima...
Rustic bedroom with a metal bed, patterned blue walls, cowhide rug, and vintage enamel jugs and basins on the floor.
Traditional mud hut interior with colorful built‑in shelves displaying enamel plates, jars, and kitchen utensils beneath a th...
African woman grinding grain by hand on a stone with flour and woven baskets on the floor.
Row of traditional clay pots and woven baskets displayed against a plain earthen wall in a rustic interior.
Circular razor wire fence in front of aloe plants and green trees in a sunny rural landscape.
Young man stacking rocks on a sandy beach by the sea under a clear blue sky.
Half a watermelon slice floating on dark rippling water.
Crowded seaside swimming pools and sandy beach with families relaxing and playing under a clear blue sky by the ocean.
Vintage silver station wagon parked in a small Japanese neighborhood lot beside a blue building and a black bicycle on a sunn...
Two young girls in matching yellow dresses stand at a fence, looking into an animal enclosure on a sunny day at the zoo.
Two young girls stand in front of a minimalist art installation with strings and documents in a bright gallery space.
Abstract black and white photograph of distorted reflections and wavy patterns on the surface of water
Decorative Portuguese wall tiles with a central blue-and-white religious azulejo of Our Lady of Fátima surrounded by yellow a...
Young man gently kissing a woman’s tattooed arm through a sheer pearl-embellished veil in an intimate romantic moment.
Pink modern apartment building facade with large windows and shutters at sunset, framed by palm trees below.
Neon-lit Amoeba Music storefront at dusk with a silver sports car waiting at the traffic light in the city.
Vintage swing carousel ride with a young girl sitting alone on a hanging chair at an amusement park.
Two pairs of pants hanging over a balcony railing on a modern apartment building under a clear blue sky.
Halved papaya balanced on a jar of olives on a blue towel at a rocky sandy beach.
Balanced stones on a rocky beach by a calm sea under a cloudy sky.
Desert barber shop with a tall cactus and a red car parked outside under a clear blue sky.