Bianca Joanna Photography

Bianca Joanna Photography Neurodivergent photographer striving to create impactful visual narratives and foster inclusivity.

O bucată din înțelepciunea celor ce au fost. 🖤
01/09/2026

O bucată din înțelepciunea celor ce au fost. 🖤

I’ve recently found myself drawn deeper and deeper into Romanian traditions and culture. Something in me suddenly wants ...
01/09/2026

I’ve recently found myself drawn deeper and deeper into Romanian traditions and culture. Something in me suddenly wants to know more, to learn more, and to make sure I can pass a piece of it on to my own kids.

A few weeks ago I visited the Art Gallery with a friend and saw a Matisse. Matisse loved IA, the Romanian blouse, and seeing that made me want to understand it more because it isn’t just a piece of clothing. Each one carries the land and culture history. A single blouse can take a year to make which is a hard thing to imagine in a life as busy as ours, but I’m determined to try. It also shows the importance of people who are still doing it.

When I visited Romania in 2023, I photographed one of the last women in my hometown still making them by hand. She’d been a constant presence in my life, the wise grandmother figure to my me and my friends, a teacher who shaped generation after generation of children, and who kept teaching long after she’d officially retired.

Here are a few photos from the day she shared some of her wisdom with me. Today Aylan is doing a presentation about his favourite place and he chose Romania. I searched for these as he is including some fun facts about IA and today I found out about her passing.

May we never let the memories of those who came before us fade away.

20/07/2026

📸 HEALING OUT LOUD
What happens when we stop hiding our struggles and start telling our stories?

This August, Goodwood Theatre & Studios is honoured to present Healing Out Loud, a powerful self-portrait photography exhibition by Adelaide artist Bianca Joanna Photography as part of SALA Festival 2026.

Created through personal experiences of grief, stigma, mental health and neurodivergence, this striking black-and-white series explores what it means to heal, belong and be seen.

For Bianca, the creative process became part of the healing itself.
The result is a collection of deeply personal images that challenge assumptions around mental health while opening space for compassion, understanding and connection.
Raw.
Honest.
Courageous.

Healing Out Loud reminds us that vulnerability is not weakness and that our stories have the power to bring us closer together.

✨ Exhibition Opening August 2026
📍 Goodwood Theatre & Studios
🎨 Presented as part of SALA Festival

Pair your visit with COMEBACK Festival and enjoy an evening of theatre, food, drinks and conversation.

See more here: https://www.goodwoodtheatreandstudios.com.au/sala-festival-2026

Tag someone who believes in the power of storytelling ❤️

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I woke up with the news that my most recent project "Healing out loud" received Honourable Mention at .art 2026.This pro...
02/06/2026

I woke up with the news that my most recent project "Healing out loud" received Honourable Mention at .art 2026.
This projects is a self portraiture journey into my own diagnosis with bipolar and adhd and it will be showing soon this August through at

More details to come.

Thank you .art and congratulations to all the artists!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and for our family, the end of may carries a weight that doesn't get easier with t...
31/05/2026

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and for our family, the end of may carries a weight that doesn't get easier with time passing. Today is the day 11 year ago when we lost our sister; a daughter, a mother, a wife, a friend, and a person who had so much more to give and so much more to live for.

I want the world to know she existed and I want her to never be forgotten.

Two weeks ago, for the first time ever, I forgot her birthday. There have been so many painful firsts since we lost her, but this one hurt more somehow because the thing that kept me going after she died was making sure we never stopped talking about her, with her, saying her name and sharing her face. We all have our own ways of dealing with grief, and this was mine from the very first moment. She cannot be forgotten. Her name is Claudia.

I am sharing her today again and I am asking you to do something too.

If someone in your life has gone a little quiet lately, or you just have a feeling that something is off please reach out to them. It costs nothing and it could mean everything. If you are the one struggling, please know there are so many people ready and willing to help you because you are not a burden and you are loved.

Depression, like cancer or diabetes, or any other body illness is a disease. It takes over a person from the inside, and when it does, it leaves devastation in its wake for everyone who loved them. But just like with any illness, there is help.

I say this as someone who has stood in that darkness myself, completely convinced I would never feel joy again and I was wrong. I promise it gets better.

We have to make a promise as a society to stand up for the ones who cannot at the time and stop the stigma around mental health illnesses. Usually the best way to do it is by simply having a look around your closest people.

Bipolar has so many layers, but I promise you stability exists.

I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to join on his podcast this month. Being around people who engage in profo...
30/04/2026

I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to join on his podcast this month. Being around people who engage in profound conversations is something I value deeply, and Paul is a shining example of this.

From sharing my migration story to exploring my art, our conversation was natural and recharging. I'm thankful for this experience and would be lovely to hear your thoughts.

You can find the link in my story and channel - take a listen and let me know what you think.

I worked closely with Paul recently to print and frame my artwork for "Healing out loud" exhibition that I just finished at . It will be moved to for this August so there are more chances to see it if you diAtkins Pro Lab. Est. 1936ance. The team at .pro.lab did an amazing job to bring to live my vision and will be forever thankful for that.

Today is International Bipolar Day, and it falls on Van Gogh’s birthday as he was believed to be bipolar too. I have a l...
30/03/2026

Today is International Bipolar Day, and it falls on Van Gogh’s birthday as he was believed to be bipolar too. I have a love/hate feeling about this, especially when I put my artist hat on and think about how much he struggled as a human being, and as an artist too.

I also have a love/hate relationship with my own diagnosis. When I was first diagnosed I felt so relieved. I have Bipolar 2, which is predominantly many depressive episodes with some hypomanic episodes. I have dealt with depression my whole life, and I have always been told I am too sensitive or dramatic, when actually my brain just works differently. With the diagnosis I found a great support system, the right medication, the right specialist, and I surrounded myself with people who understand and are there for me, and this has been what saved me.
The hate part comes from the stigma that still exists around it. Sometimes the quietest kind of stigma is the most painful too like when we are being categorised because of a label, or having my very real, very human reactions explained away by a diagnosis. On top of this, I am also ADHD and autistic (this has been a difficult one to accept and maybe I will talk more about that another time), and each of these comes with their own struggles and wins.
I have to do a lot of work with myself to admit that I live with a chronic illness that takes a lot from me. There are days when I am actually grateful for my neurodivergence, but I won’t hide away from saying that there are times when I need to fight my brain to remind it that I am safe and that I want to be here.

I also feel lucky, because since my diagnosis two years ago I am doing well but there are so many who are not so lucky to have found the right medication, specialist, or support system, and it is for them that I am dedicating my whole show, which you can still see at (continue in comments)

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