MARIANA VALENTE IS A BRAZILIAN PHOTOGRAPHER KNOWN FOR HER SENSITIVE, INTIMATE APPROACH TO FASHION, PORTRAITURE, AND STILL LIFE. BORN IN SÃO PAULO AND NOW BASED IN NEW YORK, SHE WORKS PRIMARILY WITH ANALOG PHOTOGRAPHY, BLENDING MINIMALISM, NATURAL LIGHT, AND TACTILE TEXTURES TO EXPLORE IDENTITY AND EMOTION. HER IMAGES ARE BOTH STRUCTURED AND PERSONAL, GUIDED BY A SHARP EYE FOR DETAIL AND A DEEP INTENTIONALITY IN CRAFTING VISUAL NARRATIVES THAT FEEL PERSONAL, EVEN WHEN STYLED OR STAGED. DRAWN TO THE IN-BETWEEN MOMENTS, HER WORK AIMS TO EVOKE GESTURES AND EXPRESSIONS THAT FEEL HONEST, QUIET, AND UNGUARDED. HER WORK INCLUDES CAMPAIGNS FOR BRANDS SUCH AS PRADA BEAUTY AND MISCI, AND PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING L'OFFICIEL BRASIL, VOGUE BRASIL, AND GLAMOUR BRASIL.