Daniela Justus has been photographing since 2000, when she took her first photography course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Since then, she has consolidated both her skills and knowledge by studying in different schools in Rio de Janeiro and in London.

In November 2004, Daniela started to work primarily as a freelance portrait photographer in Brazil. In 2005, she founded Babitonga Fotografia; a photography studio specialized in children’s portraits.

In January 2007 Daniela moved to London seeking for opportunities to learn/share experiences with others photographers.

Since March 2007 Daniela has been working as a professional photographer in London and in October 2007 qualified as a Licentiateship of the British Institute of Professional Photography (LBIPP) in the category of Portrait Photography.

Along with children’s portrait, Daniela has also developed more contemporary and conceptual photographic work, including: -The series “Then the Smoke Said…”, which won the Hercule Florence Prize from the French Embassy in Rio de Janeiro. As a result, Daniela won a scholarship to Ateliê da Imagem. Some photos from this series will be exhibited along with the work of nine other prizewinners at Casa França Brasil in April 2007.