Meet Ana Markosi | Photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Ana Markosi and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ana, what led you to pursuing a creative path professionally?
I’ve always had a passion for art and music. I’ve been drawing and painting since I could hold a pencil. I began singing in choirs in fourth grade and continued into my senior year of high school. I’ve experimented with photography on and off throughout my life. I had a need to create but no direction and few supporters, so when I started college, I did what I thought was best and started my path to become a social worker. Two years in, I decided I couldn’t take that path any further; I felt like a part of me was missing. Around the same time, I had become a serious concert-goer. In the sacred, electric energy created between artists and fans I found an escape from my listlessness. One day it all clicked for me. I could combine my love for visual art and passion for music. I began photographing musicians creating the energy I love so much and haven’t looked back.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Even though my work is behind a lens, human connection is so important to me. I see performance as one of the most vulnerable forms of human connection there is, so what I try to capture in all my photos is the emotion behind the performance. To be able to capture the love, anger, frustration, triumph on someone’s face as they pour it out to a crowd is an art and a privilege.

Every shot is an opportunity to learn, too, and that’s something I look forward to every day. Right now, I work with digital photography, but I recently bought my first film camera. I’m excited to get more comfortable with it. I think it’s such a special medium.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
I’d of course take them my favorite Atlanta attractions: The High Museum of Art and The Botanical Gardens. I would also want to show them my favorite spots around metro-Atlanta. We’d have to stop at Alma Coffee in Canton. They’re veteran and women owned and roast their coffee in-house. Then I’d take them to Downtown Woodstock for shopping and dinner and live music at MadLife. For an outdoor adventure, Kennesaw Mountain has the best views.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My mom. She is my biggest supporter, my closest confidant, and the one and the one who encouraged me not to give up on creating. I don’t know where I would be without her constant love and support.

Website: anamarkosiphoto.wixsite.com/ana-markosi

Instagram: @anamarkosiphoto