The high contrast photographs of Bea Dero are romantic glimpses of youth

"This includes celebrating all who authentically embrace themselves. I create unapologetic depictions of natural ancestral features, self-expression and sexuality. I love capturing togetherness, joy, movement, dance, play, love - anything that gives release. I see this all as a form of resistance."

"It's through a mix of playful creative energy, strobe lights and edits in Photoshop and Lightroom that images become distinctly Bea. Conviviality is the glowing heart of Bea's work, with friends folding over each other, sharing cigarettes, kisses, and dancing in snapshots that feel like candid memories of camaraderie bound by shared cultural ties."

"Bea's work celebrates collective identity, as informed by her British-Iranian heritage. She depicts familiar details: patterns, rugs, family, good food, traditions - any sense of home. In The Moving Van Cost Too Much, a rug held between two pairs of hands at a tube station is shown as a creature comfort, something that makes a house a home."

Bea Dero, a London-based photographer, uses her Sony A7 III to capture intimate moments of young lives with high contrast and romantic aesthetics. Her work celebrates authentic self-expression, natural features, and sexuality while emphasizing conviviality and togetherness. Projects like A Night In and When Joy Emerges showcase friends sharing candid moments—dancing, kissing, and connecting through shared cultural experiences. Her distinctive style combines playful creative energy with strobe lighting and post-processing in Photoshop and Lightroom. Bea's photography explores collective identity through her British-Iranian heritage, depicting familiar cultural elements like patterns, rugs, family traditions, and home. She views her work as a form of resistance, inspired by filmmaker Jafar Pahani's persistence and determination to create on her own terms.

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