Ana Dias is an internationally published photographer, best known for her nude photo shoots for Playboy. Notably, she has earned a distinct reputation as the female photographer who has photographed the most Playmates since Playboy was founded in 1953.
Ana Dias was born in Oporto, Portugal, in 1984. She graduated from the Higher School of Arts of Oporto in fine arts, specializing in drawing, in 2007. Her background in fine arts led Ana to photography, which came to be her favorite way of artistic expression. Her first photos for international editions of Playboy were published in 2012. Since then, Ana has shot Playboy covers and pictorials in virtually every corner of the globe. You can see her work on the pages of Playboy US and in international editions of the magazine in more than 20 countries, including Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand among many others.
Influenced by the pop culture, the scenes captured in her shots are full of color, full of life. They are übersexy and electrifying, but at the same time cheerful and uplifting. Whoever sees her work remembers it.
Ana Dias and Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, June 2015. (Photo: Sheila Moore)
The New York Times front page, August 6, 2019, featuring Ana Dias photographing Teela LaRoux for Playboy.
IN THE PRESS
Sábado
Bento, Sónia (12 February 2024). “Xenia é a primeira princesa a posar nua – e foi fotografada por uma portuguesa”.
Bom Dia
Cruz, Luís (15 December 2023). “Ana Dias autora da capa dos 70 anos da Playboy”.
Playboy Deutschland
Mürter, Linus (28 November 2023). “Interviews. „Mich inspiriert die weibliche Schönheit“ Playboy-Fotografin Ana Dias über ihre Liebe zu Playboy, inren Anspruch an Aktfotografie und welche Ziele sie für die Zukunft hat”.
Sábado
Carrasco, Tiago (22 September 2022). “A Máquina de Fotografar Coelhinhas”.
Notícias Magazine
Areal, Mariana (19 July 2022). “Fotógrafa Portuguesa Ana Dias Cria Capa Para os 50 anos da Playboy Alemanha”.
Playboy Greece
Polymeneas, George (16 April 2020). “Ana Dias δεν φωτογραφίζει γυμνά σώματα, αλλά γυμνές περήφανες γυναίκες”.
Fstoppers
Wong, Shavonne (17 August 2019). “How Ana Dias Shot Playmate Miki Hamano for Playboy Magazine”.
The New York Times
Bennett, Jessica (2 August 2019). “Will the Millennials Save Playboy?”.
Diário de Notícias
Morais, Carolina (19 March 2018). “Ana Dias. A Fotógrafa Portuguesa Que É Estrela da Playboy”.
Sábado
Riso, Leonor (28 September 2017). “Como Conheci Hugh Hefner na Mansão Playboy”.
Playboy Portugal
Vinagre, Hugo (1 February 2017). “Playboy’s 20Q: Ana Dias”.
Observador
Horta, Bruno (15 January 2017). “A Fotógrafa Portuguesa da Playboy Tem uma Exposição em Lisboa”.
Lui Magazine
Kaidi, Mounir (17 October 2016). “Interview de La Photographe de Playboy”.
Jornal i
Freitas de Sousa, Augusto (16 February 2015). “Ana Dias. O Erotismo de uma Mulher Pelos Olhos de Outra”.
Sol
Carrilho, Raquel (16 January 2016). “Ana Dias. A Portuguesa Que Fotografa Para a Playboy de Todo o Mundo”.
Público
Correia Pinto, Mariana (7 January 2013). “Ana Dias: de Coleccionadora a Fotógrafa da Playboy”.
SOCIAL
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