About me

A photographer, filmmaker and writer from Amsterdam, looking for the uncommon in the common.

I make portraits of people from different cultures and let the camera go deep into their feelings. If you’re thinking about a portrait story, a shoot or a short film, I’d love to hear about it.

Superwoman

A picture is a poem without words.

My documentary projects are about social issues and cultural identities. I introduce people living with rare and chronic conditions, from different cultures, and show in 360 degrees what their life is like, from a psychological and a spiritual point of view.

Photography has been one of my deep passions since I was very young. I photograph what other people overlook: focusing on details keeps you in the now, away from worrying about the future or regretting the past. I look for the unknown, the peculiar story, the uncommon in the common.

That’s why every project ends with a poem I write to explain its concept in words.

Why I
do it:

I was born with a rare genetic condition myself, and I see myself as a fighter and a superwoman. I’ve always believed that limits are in our mind: you can live your dream and your life, even when it isn’t easy. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Studying documentary photography in medicine gave me the tools to reach my goal: portraits and stories of people with rare and chronic conditions. Whatever our condition, we are human beings who dream, work and love like everyone else.

With my series I want to create awareness and acceptance, and build a network where people who were born different, like me, can see that life goes on and choose the dream their condition doesn’t limit.

We take pictures as a return ticket to memories. In a world where we are more and more disconnected from each other and from ourselves, I believe art can reconnect us to our feelings and to the spiritual inside our soul. No other language is so powerful.

Alexandra Krantz | Photographer & writer