About Ade Santora

— Surreal Mobile Art & Fine Art. —

Born in the 1980s, living in Tangerang, Indonesia. Ade is currently working in a private company, as a senior graphic designer and as a freelance photographer as his second job. In early 2012, he start exploring mobile photography, especially on ios or iphone device and he had first iphone an iPhone 3GS, switched to an iPhone 4 in 2014, iPhone 4S in 2016 and using an iPhone 6 in early 2018 until now.

He learned mobile photography with his iPhone, using the camera and applications to create his images. He has conducted two mobile photography workshops in Jakarta. The photos on the site have been published in an online magazine. Ade has also published a tutorial on how he creates his work, "Human Trees," within the book "The Art of iPhone Photography." He enjoys taking pictures of human portraits with a particular concept in mind, but sometimes also photographs macro objects, animals, landscapes, and abstract objects.

— "Use Your Imagination" —

2017 - 2019:

- Exhibition "Dark Side of Art > Peace & Love" at Cosmos Galerie, France.

- Published! Issue Nb. XVI Diwali Online Magz (Italy) - Section InStante!

- 2 Artworks Published at Chiiz Magz.

- Iphone Photography Video Tutorial on My Youtube channel.

- Music Single Cover "Ari Lasso - Tak Harus Sama".

- Music Single Cover "Ari Lasso - Terlalu Berarti".

2014 - 2016:

- 8 Honorable Mention Mobile Photo Awards in Self Portraits, Portraits, The Darkness, Digital Fine Art and Visual FX categories.

- 2 Honorable Mention Iphone Photography Awards in Children and People categories.

- 1st Grand Winner AMPt and Mobiography Mobile Photo Challenge.

- 2nd Winner ISMA International Salon Mobile Art and Exhibition.

- "Transition" International Exhibition of Mobile Pictures at Minsk, Belarus.

- Free Online Tutorial "Blind With Anger" Mobile Art Photo.

- Published at Shooter Magazine mobile photo in Portrait category.

- Featured on Photographyblogger.net: Amazing Digital Manipulation Using An iPhone By Ade Santora.

- Featured on EyeEm Blog: All Eyes On: Ade Santora.

- Published at World Digital Camera Magazine.

- Launch image on iphone photography app: IColorama S (IOS).

- 1st Winner BNI Java Jazz Event Photo Competition at Kemayoran Jakarta.

- 1st Winner Destinasian Magz Photo Contest - Category Travel.

- 2nd Winner Samsung Photo Contest at Kota Kasablanca Jakarta.

- Music Album Cover "ToYouMom: We Are Lions".

- Music Album Cover "Blood Thirsty Virgins"

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Email: adesantora@gmail.com

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