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Ana Linares

Meet the designer turned photographer with a serious passion for color

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Before launching her Instagram account, Ana Linares was working full-time for Ralph Lauren Home in New York as an art director when she noticed: There was a pretty huge need for lifestyle photography—and not just on social media. “I slowly started dedicating my time as a designer to photography,” she says. “I’ve always loved it and started to get into a rhythm of posting lifestyle, travel and product photography.”

It wasn’t long before big-deal brands like J.Crew and Madewell started to take notice of Ana’s work. “Companies got in touch to say they loved my photography, which led to collaborations with clients who were looking to create content,” she says. “It became a great outlet for me.”

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On how her mom helped inspire her work. “My mom is an artist, and she dated this Mexican guy for a long time who inspired her so much through Mexican art like Frida Kahlo. That meant that, since I was young, my world was literally infused with color. I grew up in Colombia and my house was the most colorful out of all my friends. I used to be so embarrassed: I wanted our house to be all white, but my mom said no. Looking back, I think it was the most beautiful house anyone could have. It ended up really inspiring me—now color is my every day.”

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On the art of saying yes—and no. “It’s hard. I’m always thinking about my brand and weighing the projects I want to take on. It’s not always about who offers good money. Some companies might come to you that totally don’t go with what you do. I try to take everything in terms of where I see myself in six months or one year and what I want to show on my website. It’s easier to build from there.”

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On her favorite photo editing tool. “I love A Color Story. It was created by the women behind A Beautiful Mess. They have the best filters out there and they keep adding more. I never want to enhance a photo so it looks processed, but I want to make sure the lighting looks good and the color pops. This app is the best.”


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