Sedef Ertem | sedef.ertem Sedef is a visual artist originally from Istanbul, Turkey. She creates 3D animations, illustrations and AR art for Instagram and Snapchat. She works as a freelance designer for individuals and small brands. Website | Instagram I have been working in the 3D animation field for the last two years and I […]

Hello Cyrene! We’re very proud to be talking with you! How are you feeling during this strange time? How do you think AR can relate to the problems with communication that we experience now? Thank you for having me! To me, AR offers an escape to a limitless and magical world in the time we […]

Hi Kavin! Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions 🙂 First, please tell us more about yourself and your AR journey so far. I’m a full time social media AR developer, who makes filters for Snapchat and Instagram. I started using Spark AR as a hobby back in 2018 and made it a […]

Natasha Gubernov | natashagubernov Natasha Gubernov is a US-based interdisciplinary artist with an unconventional background in advertising, front-end/product design, and photography. Website | Instagram I’m a traditional artist who has been working predominantly in the painting and ceramics medium. I have a MA degree in advertising and a background working in front-end/product design and photography. […]

First things first – Helen, please tell us a little about yourself – where are you from, what is your background and how did your journey with Lens Studio start? I live and work in Toronto, Canada. My early studies included graphic design, traditional painting and illustration. I then discovered vintage Polaroid cameras and shifted […]

Definition8 Definition8 took their work to the next level, exploring the possibilities of SnapML – Style Transfers they submitted for our Call for Content are super impressive! We are a Production Company based in Croatia working a lot with the Lens Studio and creating experiences for users all around the world. We started to create […]

Hi, Jonah! First of all, congratulations on recently becoming a Snapchat Official Lens Creator! Could you tell us about your road to AR Lenses and achieving this goal? I’ve always been drawn to digital creation. As a child I loved directing home videos with my sister using iMovie. In middle school I was the guy […]

Hi, Teejay! First, please tell us something about yourself. How did it happen that you’ve become an AR creator? Hi! I’m Tee Jay Jamlang and I’m a Game/VR/AR Developer from the Philippines. Welcome to my Tedtalk! Lol. My interest in AR and VR started when I was in college. After I graduated, I pursued this […]

Hi, guys! Tell us more about yourself – Where are you from? How did your AR journey start? Irem: I am an interaction designer with a background in photography. My design journey started in 2018 where I co-created with Elli an interactive VR experience that premiered in Venice Film Festival and travelled the world. After […]

We are thankful to Zara Shapiro, Malcolm Walker, Shimenta and Reinhard for the quotes they shared with us. Reinhard Reinhard recognizes himself as an ‘artist, traveller and animallover’. He is an imaginative Lens Creator and an art teacher in Belgium. He also creates elaborate stories by drawing on top of his pictures (source). I mainly […]