About Lucia
Creating photographs that feel like scenes from a film
Hi, I'm Lucia — a Brazilian-American photographer, designer and art director based in Irvine, California, with summer seasons in Italy and Switzerland.
(01) — Where it began
Raised on cinema
Long before I picked up a professional camera, I was captivated by storytelling through film. I grew up watching movies endlessly — not just for the stories, but for the worlds they created. The lighting, the costumes, the landscapes, the emotion hidden in a single frame.
That fascination never left me. Over two decades my creative career has moved through photography, design, branding and art direction — and today photography brings all of those disciplines together into images that feel cinematic and deeply personal.
(02)
My love affair with Italy
My connection to Italy began in my early twenties, when I moved to Florence to study Art History — days spent surrounded by Renaissance masterpieces, architecture and centuries of visual storytelling. Later I continued in Milan, learning Italian while studying fashion and design.
Italy shaped the way I see beauty. It taught me to notice light spilling through ancient streets, the elegance of everyday life, and how art lives in both grand moments and quiet details.
Last year my family fulfilled a longtime dream and purchased a home in the hills of Verona. We spend our summers there with our son, exploring villages, lakes and vineyards. I don't photograph Italy as a visitor — I photograph it as someone who has loved it, studied it and returned to it for most of her life.
(03)
A life between continents
Born in Salvador, Brazil, raised in Los Angeles, and now living between California, Italy and Switzerland, my work is influenced by the cultures and landscapes that shaped me.
Together they form the foundation of how I see the world — and how I tell stories through photography.
(04)
My approach
My work sits somewhere between documentary photography and cinema. Rather than focusing on perfect poses, I create space for movement, connection, atmosphere and emotion — a child running through an olive grove, a couple sharing a quiet glance across a café table, a family diving into a lake on a summer afternoon.
I don't simply photograph people. I create scenes where real life becomes art.
I don't simply photograph people.
I create scenes where real life becomes art.
Lucia Viana
