'Dream World' Explores Alternate Imagined Universes

Dream World is a photo collection of alternate imagined universes. It aims to paint a picture of a reality that is alternatively felt with brighter and more vivid expressions. Dream World comes from a place of ordinary monotony and creates an expansive atmosphere for different possible realities and narratives. It is a collection for curiosity and imagination, where social constructs do not exist.

Anna Divinagracia is a director and photographer based in Baltimore City. She was born in Davao City, Philippines and later moved to Baltimore as an immigrant at the age of 12. Through her shared experiences in both cities, she paints a picture narrative of the two cultures that shaped her reality. By blending elements of portraiture, fashion, and fine art photography, her photos tell a story of an alternate world of softness and vulnerability free from the confines of social constructs.

“My inspiration for this collection is heavily influenced by my best friends, whom I have been working with on these photos. Their imagination and creativity helped create alternate worlds that are more colorful and vivid than the reality of 2020. Throughout working with them, we were able to create sets that were otherworldly. The goal is to tell stories that are not bound by the ordinary experience.”