Photography by Sascha van der Werf

Photography / Work

Artist portraits

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More than a headshot.

Your work has a voice.
Your images should have one too.

I work with actors, musicians, performers, writers and creatives who need images for casting, press, releases, websites and their public presence.

I don’t begin with a fixed look. I begin with the person, the work and what the images need to carry. I look, listen and develop the visual direction from what is already there.

The result may be clear and direct, cinematic, theatrical, raw or unexpected. The direction changes with the person. The intention does not.

It has to feel unmistakably like you.


Every artist leaves a mark.
I make it visible.

Artist portrait sessions

Your work. Your presence.
Your next chapter.

Schauspieler Portrait Nicole Beutler

It begins with your work.

A casting profile, a record about to be released, a theatre production or a new direction. We start with what you are working on and where these images need to take you.

Bring the references that matter to you. We talk about what feels true, what feels borrowed and what you want someone to sense before they have heard or seen your work.

Man with tattoos, wearing black suit and white shirt, dark sunglasses, holding a yellow vintage telephone with a telephone receiver on his head, against a plain white wall.

Direction, without a borrowed character.

Some moments need a clear frame. Others need room to unfold. I guide the light, the position and the energy, while leaving space for your own instincts.

You do not have to arrive with a finished performance. We can work quietly, try something unfamiliar or follow the small shift that changes everything.

Künstler Portrait Portrait Tamara Mascara Wien Fotograf Sascha van der Werf

One artist. More than one register.

Direct and pared back. Cinematic, raw or theatrical. We explore the range that makes sense for you, rather than collecting different looks for their own sake.

The images can speak to different contexts while still belonging to the same person. Your presence is what connects them.

We keep the intended use in view: casting, press, a release, your website or your wider artistic presence. A photograph should carry something of you and do the work you need it to do.

The aim is a selection with a clear direction. Images you recognise yourself in — and can stand behind when they begin speaking for you.

What do your next images need to do?

Casting, press, a new release, your website or a clearer artistic direction — tell me what you are working on and what the images should make visible.

Get in touch ↗

Vienna & wherever the journey calls.

A session. Many sides.

Portrait stories.

Explore the photographs that grew from a single encounter.

Design preview · Four session selections will follow here.

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