Black and white Portrait of Milena Re with camera, smiling, in a white dress, in the middle of plants

Hi! I’m Milena. 

I’m a Swiss photographer and visual storyteller and live between Ticino, Switzerland, where I grew up, and Tamarindo, Costa Rica, the place that stole my heart many years ago.

For me photography is art and I love to capture the uniqueness of every person, couple, or family, and tell their very special story through my lens.

Travel photo of small kid carrying a goat and holding up a stick, in India.
Travel photo of a woman wearing a long pink headscarf, and caring silver vases on her head, in India.

My journey to photography

I started taking pictures when I was very young and soon fell in love with this form of communication: a new way of expression opened up.
I started documenting the world that surrounded me, portraying friends and family and capturing the little things that made my world special to me. In 2010 I went on a long solo-trip to Australia, Nepal and India and loved documenting my travels and the people I met along my journey.

Then, in 2013, I attended a photography school in Rome and later, in 2019 I graduated with a BA in Visual Communication.

I’m beyond grateful for every person, for every couple, for every family I was able to photograph and I love the feeling of being able to give my clients something special, a part of their story, told through my eyes.

I love the moment when my clients receive their pictures and feel beautiful and empowered.
I want you to feel seen, unique, and authentic. 

Empathetic. Easy-going. Creative.

I like to look, to observe and to take in all the impressions of the world around me, especially of nature, my greatest inspiration.

I love how the light streams through the trees early in the morning and how soft and magic it is at dusk.

I like natural light, beautiful things, chai latte and chocolate chip cookies.

I love nature and animals and I feel most at home near the sea.

Black and white portrait photo of a young woman with long, black hair, laying on a dry ground

Let's create magic together

If you like my work, let’s create magic together.

For more information, questions, or ideas that you want to bring to life, just send me a message, I would be very happy to hear from you!

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