Magda Varda is a photographer born in Warsaw, Poland. She earned her Master's degree in International Relations at the Warsaw University in 2005 and then studied classical music (violin) in New York City where she also completed several professional photography courses. In 2008, she relocated to Paris where she obtained a Master's degree in Professional Photography. Magda returned to NYC, where she worked for the next two years, finally settling down in Paris, France.

"In my work I attempt to move away from the direct representation of the world and its subjects, to illicit deeper, sometimes hidden emotions by capturing body language, surface texture, the sublime quality of light and the unspoken language of space between objects. Rather than telling, I'm trying to capture the story that is already there. I shoot in black and white because this is how I "see" things.

My photos are also about how I feel and struggle with the inner self. I search for pain and emotional abandonment where isolation is the only inspiration. In this total emptiness I wander, no destination in mind, and for one reason alone: to find solitude."