About

I’m Clarissa, an artist and photographer based in Wellington. My portrait sessions are an invitation to step into another room of the house of humanity and perhaps find a mirror waiting for you there. I believe beauty is something to be listened for.

My work with artistic portraits is a quiet form of resistance. Through each portrait, I want to honour what is most human in us. To create not just images, but spaces of recognition, intimacy and wonder. Together, we can shape whatever is stirring inside you into something clear, true and radiant.

Blurred image of a woman with long hair, wearing a black top, reaching upwards with one arm, against a clear blue sky.

Each portrait is part of a larger movement: an affirmation that our humanity matters and that our presence deserves to be seen. Read more in my Manifesto.