B (142)

Davorka Andjelic scouts the nooks and crannies of London, UK in search of

the best locations to photograph her unique handcrafted dolls.

I

nspired by a paper angel that my friend

gifted me as a Christmas present,

I began making paper dolls of my

own six years ago. Over the years, the

dolls gradually developed, inspired by

children’s work at the primary school that

I work in. When I started using Instagram

about three years ago, that is when I really

started experimenting with photography.

I used old photographs as backgrounds

and set about fi nding interesting colours

and textures too. Soon, I was making

my own settings, taking the dolls on my

Description

Combining paper dolls and interesting landscapes

to create fun photographs.

Duration

Ongoing since 2009

notes

My creations are open to interpretation!

My Assignment

The Little WomenThe Little WomenThe Little Women

travels and trying to fi nd the right scene

for each doll. All I try to do is create

images that will resonate with each

person differently.

I use Instagram

for its fi lters and

the ability to

crop images and

adjust contrast

and brightness

when needed.

My special box

with paper dolls is

always in my bag

as I enjoy traveling

and fi nding new

landscapes to shoot.

A trip to Russia

last year was the

perfect opportunity

for a change from

London’s scenes.

89

on assignment

89

on assignment

march 2015 Better PhotograPhy