Ana is one of the most recognized maternity/newborn photographers in the world.
Her youtube channel www.anabrandtvideos.con has over 35 million views and over 196,000 subscribers. With 3 Business Facebook pages and her personal page she is followed by over 500,000 people. Her instagram channel www.instagram.com/anabrandt has reached over 200,000 followers and her insights continue to climb worldwide. She has captivated over 55 viral Facebook sites and is currently working on several International collaborations for online training and education.
Ana Brandt has been a Professional Photographer for over 25 years and a global educator for over 15 years. She has trained in over 44 countries and her student reach is well over 10,000 in in person training and online training over 20,000.
Ana Brandt has worked with several celebrities such as Alicia Silverstone, Sarah Drew, Edyta Sliwinska, Ian Ziering, Jessica Rey, Adrian Young, Sienna Guillory, Eddie Guardado, Kobe Bryant and many others.
Ana Brandt was the first photographer in the world to design, create and market Maternity gowns to the Photography Industry 21 years ago. She revolutionized the Maternity Photographer industry by setting the design standard for Maternity gowns and use of fabrics for client sessions. Her store www.shopanabrandt.com has shipped her gowns to over 100 countries worldwide.
Ana has taught on the worldwide education platform CreativeLive.com and also runs her own live channel www.anabrandtlive.com.
Ana teaches thousands of students worldwide in her global education online site www.bellybabyschool.com.
Ana is a Certified Photographic Craftsman with Professional Photographers of America, and invited to be a member of the ASP (American Society of Photographers. Profoto named Ana one of their Explorers of Light.
Partners
Ana Brandt has partnered with the following Companies:
Triple Scoop Music – Music Provider for all youtube videos and client vides
NPhoto – Global Partnership
Profoto – Lighting Provider and support for In Person Training
Iris Works Ambassador
Intuition Backgrounds – Provider of Ana’s backgrounds and floor drops
LSP Actions
Publications
Ana Brandt has been published
NY Post
Rangefinder Magazine
Shutter Magazine
Professional Photographer Magazine
People Magazine
Womans Day Magazine
Parenting OC Magazine
Wet Set Gazette
Punto Magazine
The OC Register
Several International Magazines
Alicia Silverstones new book: The Kind Mama
And her own Magazine!
Recognitions
Ana Brandt has been named
– 2024 top 5 podcasts in California
– Top Ten Photographers in California 2019, 2020, 2021
– Top Ten Newborn Photographers in Orange County 2019, 2020, 2021
– Top 50 Maternity Photographers by State January 2018
– Best Newborn Photographers in Santa Ana January 2018
– Explorer of Light – Profoto Fall 2017
– Parents Choice Awards – Parenting Magazine Fall 2017
– Top 100 Photography Youtube Channels on the Internet – Summer 2017
– Parents Choice Awards – Bump Society Fall 2016
– One of the top 19 Photographers in Santa Ana – Fall 2016
– One of the top 5 Photographers in Orange County Fall 2016
– Readers Choice for Parenting Magazine in Orange County Fall 2016
– One of the 50 best Family photographers in the United States.
– One of the 10 best Maternity photographers in the world.
– One of the 10 best photographers in California.
– One of the 50 most inspiring photographers.
– Voted one of California’s Top Newborn Photographers of 2016 by Photography Magazine.
TV Appearances
Ana Brandt has been filmed 4 times by Bravo TV and her appearance on Flipping Houses was aired 2017.
About Ana
Born and raised in New York, Ana came to California in 1999 and 3 kids later, Ana has built a successful photography studio with over 5500 clients. With her proximity to Hollywood, Ana can count a few of those clients to be celebrities as well. Fans of her work from all over Southern California book sessions at the Studio for her unique pregnancy and newborn images. They continue to return year after year, with new arrivals and growing families. A true trailblazer in her field, Ana’s business continues to grow as she expands her creative talents. Ana worked for Parenting Magazine for over 7 years providing over 77 cover issues.
Recent Updates
Ana is an International Speaker and has trained photographers in 44 Countries:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Dominican Republic
Dubai
France
Germany
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Prague
Rome
Russia
Singapore
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
UK
Vienna
Ana received her Craftsman Degree from PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and is a Profoto Explorer of Light.
Designer
Ana Brandt began the Maternity Gown design revolution by being the first photographer to design maternity gowns specifically for pregnancy sessions. Her first designs were created over 21 Years ago. Today her gowns are sold worldwide at www.shopanabrandt.com and dozens of companies have been created designing maturity gowns for Photographers.