SIENNA NAVA
Photographic Work
Exhibitions
Music Video Work
Editing Work
Info / Links
Info/Links
Contact : siennanavawork@gmail.com
About
Sienna Nava is a London-based visual artist and recent BA Photography graduate from the School of Digital Arts in Manchester, where she was awarded First Class Honours, the Castlefield Gallery Award, and Village Books Best Photobook Award. She has a strong foundation in both analogue and digital photography, with particular experience in medium format colour film, portraiture, and post-production workflows. Her practice includes hand-crafted outcomes such as artist books and bespoke light boxes, demonstrating high attention to detail, technical skill, and an interest in constructed imagery and visual storytelling.
Nava has worked as a BTS photographer on music videos, and as a videographer and editor for social media campaigns and podcasts—developing strong production awareness and editing fluency across formats and platforms. Earlier this year she completed an artist residency in Mexico, where she developed and exhibited a documentary project using skills of image-construction in the domestic space, self-portraiture, and textile. She has also worked as Creative Director on a music video, strengthening her aptitude for creative collaboration in fast-paced environments. Sienna brings an energetic, reliable, and thoughtful presence to any shoot, and is eager to support creatives across editorial, fine art, or documentary in achieving their visions.
Exhibitions
Paradime - amp studios, LONDON - DECEMBER 2023
Frame of mind - Hatch, Manchester - MAY 2023
Paradime - Antwerp mansion, Manchester - MARCH 2022
SODA DEGREE SHOW - JUNE 2024
Awards
Castlefield Gallery Award 2024
Village Books Best Photobook Award 2024
Work Experience
PHOTOGRAPHER AND VIDEOGRAPHER, RAVE250 (Unpublished) – October 2024
Shot and edited BTS stills and video footage for social media; working as videographer for a documentary on the RAVE250 artist project.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HAK BAKER MUSIC VIDEO “TASK MASTER” – April 2024
Collaborated on treatment, visual references, and storyboards; led cast and artist performances on set, working closely with the director and DOP to achieve the shot list and advising in post-production.
PHOTOGRAPHER, ED SHEERAN MUSIC VIDEO “ENGLAND” – November 2023
Shooting on 35mm and Medium Format, creating portraits and detail shots at a care home to accompany the documentary-style music video.
PHOTOGRAPHER/CO-CREATOR, XL BULLY DOCUMENTARY PROJECT – 2022 – Ongoing
Documenting American XL Bulldogs and their owners on 35mm film; part of a broader project. One iteration of the project took form as a bespoke light-box, titled as Dog Eat Dog and exhibited at Frame of Mind, Hatch, Manchester in 2023
SALES ASSISTANT, A.P.C. LEXINGTON STREET – 2022
Handled customer care, stock management, and visual merchandising, applying Parisian concepts to the shop floor.
PHOTOGRAPHER, B-SIDE ONLINE CAMPAIGN – 2021
Developed creative treatment, cast models, styled shoot, and photographed on film and digital for promotional content on Instagram.
References
Marlon Cang - Director - marloncangwork@gmail.com
Thomas Parker - A.P.C Store Manager - t.parker@apc.fr
Wale Adeyemi - Designer - wale.style@gmail.com
Education
First Class Honours in BA Photography - Manchester School of Digital Arts
A-Levels - Grade B in Photography / Grade A in English Literature / Grade C in Politics