I take photos to make the world go quiet.
There is a blissful fading of noise that happens when looking through the viewfinder, as though the act of considering just one fragment of life through the structure of a four-sided frame blocks out all other distraction.
My photography is many things – an art of observation, a noticing of details, a place of connection, an interpretation of ideas, an unravelling of thoughts and a processing of emotions. I often feel like I’m trying to express something that I don’t know how to explain any other way.
I’m drawn to the unseen details, cycles and seasons, and the dance between shadow and light. I believe in compassion, creativity and curiosity, and my favourite images are the beautiful mistakes.
Artist Bio
Andrea Chapman is an Australian photographer, writer and artist. Her work draws on themes of identity, change and the subconscious, reflecting an ongoing exploration of memory, perception, transformation and internal states across time. Influenced by minimalism, classical art, and the natural world, her photography balances emotional sensitivity with restrained composition and form.
Working primarily in monochrome, her subject matter stretches from intimate details of nature to introspective self-portraiture, often focused on a single isolated element. Objects, spaces, and figures are approached with equal consideration, at times blurring the distinction between portrait, landscape, and still life. Guided by an intuitive process, Andrea’s work evolves through observation and response, allowing meaning and expression to emerge through the act of making.