Fiona Cuypers-Stanienda

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My Favourite Space (Ongoing)

“I work slowly, with presence and care — whether I photograph a space, a person, or a detail.
My practice begins in conversation and unfolds in trust.
I use analog photography to stay close to what’s real,
to honour what is overlooked, and to see what’s already there.”

My Favourite Space (Ongoing)

“We create belonging not through ownership, but through ritual.
A shutter opened, a light switched by hand — these are the gestures that root us.”

My Favourite Space — Publication

“I work analog because I believe in the physical.
This book holds not just images, but trust, time, and the rhythm of slow observation.”

Domestic Dialogues — Exhibition

The Grant Family

“I never rush a photo, a portrait.
Even in brief encounters, I take time to be fully present.
The image is never staged — it grows out of trust and attentiveness.”

Everyday Life — India

A House in the Making

Rome

“Whether I photograph a person or an object,
I always meet them at eye level.
I don’t ask them to change — I move around them, looking for the soul of the moment.”

Portico — Exhibition

Reporting from Rome — Exhibition

“An exhibition should hold the same care as the photograph itself.
I think carefully about how each image sits in space — inviting people to slow down, to observe, and to feel.”

Wurlie

Red Garden

Who Holds the Power to Shape Our Cities? — Publication

Afterparti

“I believe in the value of what’s physical, manual, and slow — because it holds memory.
The way I photograph, the way I move through a space, even the way I listen — it’s all part of the same rhythm.”

Permesso — Film

Everyday Life — Egypt

“Film allows me to hold time a little longer.
Like my photography, it’s quiet and intentional — a way to observe how people relate to space, each other, and themselves.”

Uttarayan

West Coast

Kéré Architecture

Skala Studio

“I photograph eye-to-eye.
I don’t direct people — I try to create a space where they can simply be.”

Stillness

Selected Portraits

Marksbury

“Stillness isn’t the absence of movement — it’s the presence of attention.
My work is about noticing what usually passes unseen.”

Graduation Day at the AA

Una giornata particolare

“My methodology is simple: time, trust, and attention.
I don’t take photographs — I spend time, and when the moment is right, the photograph reveals itself.”

A Home Truth — Publication

Napoli

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“I work slowly, with presence and care — whether I photograph a space, a person, or a detail.My practice begins in conversation and unfolds in trust.I use analog photography to stay close to what’s real,to honour what is overlooked, and to see what’s already there.”

“We create belonging not through ownership, but through ritual.A shutter opened, a light switched by hand — these are the gestures that root us.”

“I work analog because I believe in the physical.This book holds not just images, but trust, time, and the rhythm of slow observation.”

“I never rush a photo, a portrait.Even in brief encounters, I take time to be fully present.The image is never staged — it grows out of trust and attentiveness.”

“Whether I photograph a person or an object,I always meet them at eye level.I don’t ask them to change — I move around them, looking for the soul of the moment.”

“An exhibition should hold the same care as the photograph itself.I think carefully about how each image sits in space — inviting people to slow down, to observe, and to feel.”

“I believe in the value of what’s physical, manual, and slow — because it holds memory.The way I photograph, the way I move through a space, even the way I listen — it’s all part of the same rhythm.”

“Film allows me to hold time a little longer.Like my photography, it’s quiet and intentional — a way to observe how people relate to space, each other, and themselves.”

“I photograph eye-to-eye.I don’t direct people — I try to create a space where they can simply be.”

“Stillness isn’t the absence of movement — it’s the presence of attention.My work is about noticing what usually passes unseen.”

“My methodology is simple: time, trust, and attention.I don’t take photographs — I spend time, and when the moment is right, the photograph reveals itself.”