Ana Dias (born 1984) is a Portuguese photographer, best known for her photography for Playboy magazine."Ana Dias' Author Page" . Playboy. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
Early life and education Dias was born in Porto, Portugal, on 15 July 1984. She studied fine art at the Porto Superior School of Art, specializing in drawing, and graduated in 2007. Having finished her education, she started teaching serigraphy, lithography and engraving at the same school.
Career Her background in fine arts led her to photography. As a photographer, she works mainly with erotic femininity.Correia Pinto, Mariana (7 January 2013). "De Coleccionadora a Fotógrafa da Playboy". Público P3 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
In 2012, she was a winner in the Fotoerotika Konkurs, organized by the Serbian edition of Playboy magazine, and her work was published in the magazine. In November 2012, she photographed the model for her first cover of the Portuguese edition of Playboy. Dias received Playboy invitations from South Africa, Germany, Netherlands, France, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand. She regularly collaborates with editions of the magazine in more than 20 countries.Seruca, Bruno (19 February 2018). "Ana Dias: a Deusa Portuguesa da Playboy". Para Eles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018."Playboy Persons: Ana Dias" . Glossary One: Playboy Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2018. She has also photographed seven Playmates for the American edition of Playboy magazine: Valeria Lakhina (July 2018), Olga De Mar (October 2018), Miki Hamano (March 2019), Yoli Lara (June 2019), Teela LaRoux (July 2019), Marsha Elle (April 2020), and Priscilla Huggins (July 2020).
In June 2015, Dias starred in the web series Playboy Abroad: Adventures with Photographer Ana Dias.Correia Pinto, Mariana (17 November 2015). "Ana Dias, a Fotógrafa Estrela da Playboy Já Tem um Webshow". Público P3 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018. In each of the 24 episodes, she traveled to a different country to photograph a different model for a Playboy-style photo shoot. The web series included backstage at photo shoots, as well as the exploits of photographer, models and team."Playboy Abroad: Adventures with Photographer Ana Dias" . Playboy. Retrieved 16 March 2018.Morais, Carolina (14 November 2015). "Ana Dias. A Fotógrafa Portuguesa Que É Estrela da Playboy". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
On 4 August 2019, an image of Dias photographing a Playboy model appeared on the front page of The New York Times. In addition to Playboy, her work as a photographer has been published in men's magazines FHM, Maxim and Insomnia Magazine."Ana Dias. Página de Autor" . Insomnia Magazine (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
Exhibitions Playboy World, Théâtre Mansart (France), September 2017;"Festival 360° – Expositions au Théâtre Mansart" . Jondi.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 March 2018. Casino Tróia (Portugal), August 2017; Casino Figueira (Portugal), June 2017;30 May 2017 "Playboy World Revela Mulheres em Pleno Controlo da Sua Sexualidade". Público P3 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.29 May 2017 "Playboy World – Exposição de Fotografia de Ana Dias no Casino Figueira". Figueira na Hora (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018. Casino Lisboa (Portugal), January 2017.Antolin Teixeira, Leonor (17 January 2017) "Fotógrafa Portuguesa da Playboy Expõe em Lisboa". LUX Woman (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018. Uma Viagem ao Mundo Playboy, Espaço Mude (Portugal), May 2017."Ana Dias – Uma Viagem ao Mundo Playboy". Fotografia Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
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