Anastasia Sierra is a Russian-born American portrait and fine art photographer based in Cambridge, MA.

Her work is characterized by color, character and strong use of light and shadow.  She uses photography to find a deeper connection with people and places she photographs, employing light, color and texture to create vivid and intimate images that inhabit the space between the real and the imaginary and convey a sense of mystery and tension. Sierra’s personal work explores the transcendence of motherhood, womanhood and our connection to the natural world.

Her work has been exhibited in the US and internationally, most recent exhibitions include the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA,  Vermont Center of Photography, Kathryn Schulz Gallery in Cambridge, MA, and Soho Gallery in New York.  

Sierra holds a BA in Linguistics and a Photography Certificate from Boston University. In 2024-2026 she will be attending the Photography MFA program at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

She  is available for portrait commissions, photography workshops and select commercial projects.



Grants and awards

2024 Cambridge Arts Association, Emergency Fund for Visual Artists Grant

2023 20th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, Winner, Series, Self Portrait category

2022 Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist

Griffin Award, Griffin Museum of Photography 28th Juried Members Exhibition

Books

2023 Eye Mama: Poetic Truths of Home and Motherhood. Arieli, Karni. teNeues Verlag.

Selected clients

and publications

San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Boston Common Magazine, Boston Globe, Nob Hill Gazette, Dartmouth College, Simmons College, Stanford University, Boston University, Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco, Amtrak, HubSpot, Everwise, Sauce Labs, Linquia