Annabell Blank (b. 2000) grew up in the nutmeg state, the southwest part. Sometime in high school she sparked an interest in photography. Admittedly, it was the trendy Instagram accounts, often boasting electric orange-teal-laced palettes (think @brightong and @brandonwoelffel), that initially drew her to the image-making craft. Knowing nothing about photography, she took to YouTube to immerse herself in the fundamentals. She especially recalls @theartofphotography, @seantuck, and @markholtze for their insight on the subject during this early learning stage.
When she realized that weekends off from school could be used to commute to New York City for day-long excursions, she made use of them as opportunities to explore street photography. She is forever grateful to Dylan E. Richards whose generosity and guidance catapulted her into the world of street photography. Richards also exposed her to notable historical figures in that world, namely Henri Cartier-Bresson, Saul Leiter, and Vivian Maier. From there, her study of street photography and its history became a self-directed undertaking.
After a period of exploring various lens-body setups, she is committed to the mighty 24-mm-70mm zoom lens coupled with a full frame sensor.
There is rarely a moment that you find Annabell Blank without her camera. If there is, then you should know that it probably isn’t by her choice.