Hi,
I’m Milena Schilling, a freelance photographer and art director, based in southern Germany at lake Constance right next to the alps. 
In general i love good light, stories and concepts in the field of advertising, editorial and portrait photography.  I love social critical issues and to tell provocative and humorous stories in my projects. 
I am available for commission, feel free to contact me for requests and collaborations.

My services include:
⋅ Conception
⋅ Art direction
⋅ Advertising photography
⋅ Corporate photography
⋅ Editorial and Portraits
⋅ Reportage and event photography
⋅ Content creation for social media

contact
info@milenaschilling.de
+49 1520 32 36 372
Instagram @milenaschilling

awards 
2023, ADC -Art Directors Club Junior Wettbewerb Germany, Silver
2022, i am her voice, Platz 2
2022, Der Neue BFF-Förderpreis
2021, Canon Student Developement Programme Visa Pour L'Image 
2021, ProfiFoto New Talent Award 21/2
2021, bpp YOUNG PHOTO AWARD 2021, Platz 1
2021, Global Young Faculty Photo Award, Shortlist
2020, ADC -Art Directors Club Junior Wettbewerb Germany, Bronce
2019, Mut zur Wut, Top 100

exhibitions
2023, "men are made to reporoduce", MKK Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund
2023, "forced prostitution", Gruppenausstellung, Berufskolleg Ulrepforte, Köln
2023, "forced prostitution", Gruppenausstellung, Shadowplatz, Düsseldorf
2023, "forced prostitution", group exhibition, Lion Club, Heidelberg
2023, "men are made to reproduce", re:vue, group exhibition, Galerie Huit Arles, France
2023, "Wunsch oder Selbstbild", Pop-up Gallery Zollernstrasse, Konstanz
2023, "men are made to reproduce", group exhibition, Regierungspräsidium, Karlsruhe
2023, "forced prostitution", group exhibition, Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd
2022, "forced prostitution", group exhibition, Kulturbrauerei, Berlin
2022, "men are made to reproduce", group exhibition, Haus der Wirtschaft, Stuttgart
2022, "breast feeding", group exhibition, Heart Directors Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg
2022, "forced prostitution", group exhibition, Stadtpark Forchheim
2022, "forced prostitution", group exhibition, Hofburg, Wien
2022, "men are made to reproduce", group exhibition, Fotofestival Horizonte Zingst
2022, "forced prostitution", group exhibition, Akademie Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Berlin
2022, „Ruhe bitte!“, group exhibition, Photofestival Phémina, Fontainebleau, France
2021, "Thomas Santhorie", group exhibition TWO CITIES, Negarkhaneh Honar, Tehran, Iran
2021, „Ruhe bitte!“, Frankfurter Buchmesse,
2021, „Augenmensch“, bpp, Photopia Hamburg
2021, „Ruhe bitte!“, re:vue, group exhibition, Galerie Huit Arles, France
2020, „macht mann“, Art Directors Club, Museum der Arbeit, Hamburg (canceled, #Corona)
2020, „macht mann“, Lauffenmühle Lauchringen
2019, „macht mann“, werkschau Konstanz
2017, „milch+blut“, Bülach

vita
2019–2023 Master of Arts in photographic studies at University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund
2017–2018 Art Director at Scholz & Friends Hamburg
2015–2019 Bachelor of Arts in communcationdesign at University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Constance

Lectureship
2023, HTWG Constance: "Kopf-los!", Concept & Photography 
2022, HTWG Constance: "Photography" and "Phototechnique" 

selected clients