Artist Bio by Marie-Lynne LeBlanc

Annapurna Moffatt’s enthusiasm is contagious and she has a great sense of humor. Pur, as her parents called her when she was younger (she goes by Anna now), is very passionate about not only photography but also just art in general. When I asked her what her guilty pleasure was, she thought for a second and said, “Does art count?!” then she laughed and answered, “Harry Potter, since 1999!” Annapurna has lovely, wavy, shoulder length brown hair and pretty grey-ish blue eyes. She was born on July 18th 1988, which makes her 22 years old. Her hometown is in St David Ridge, not too far from St Stephen. As she was homeschooled until she was seventeen, Anna waited until she was 21 to be a mature student at the New Brunswick College of craft and design and moved to Fredericton. She had to be a mature student, since she hadn’t gotten her GED, “But it worked out well” she says, “Because I had no idea at seventeen what I wanted to do, I wasn’t even sure about post secondary education.”

Her parents are both artists as well; her mother is a painter, and her father, a photographer. They have had a huge impact on her, but her biggest influences right now are, the famous painter Degas, who as you may know, was one of the founders of Impressionism, and Dali, who took surrealist pictures.

Annapurna’s photo style is not cutesy or polished; instead, she likes a little bit of grit. She is currently expanding her range, by taking pictures of alleys and back streets to create edgy compositions. Most of her pictures consisted of nature photographs. She loves nature and is very much an environmentalist. The thing she likes most about photography is the act of taking pictures and the challenge of getting it right. It takes patience but she finds it is well worth it.

Annapurna describes herself as a no-nonsense kind of person,” I don’t take crap from anybody.” She said. She’s very independent and determined. When Anna gets into something, she really gets into it. She’s not afraid to be goofy or silly and it puts people at ease
Anna hasn’t worked out a plan for once she graduates but she knows she would like to start her own business. She has had quite a few commissions at the Farmers Market in St-Steven, selling photos she took, last summer.

We arrived at school and Annapurna flashed me another one of her sincere smiles and headed to the photography studio to work her magic with her expensive camera. “She’ll go far in the photo business” I thought, “her clients will always feel comfortable, weather she’s taking a portrait of them, or just a lovely photo for them to decorate their homes with, they’ll know that she’s not just in it for the money, its her passion and she’ll make sure that, at the end of the day, they get memorable, gorgeous pictures.”