Galia Alena is a courageous pioneer artist with a poetical vision.  Her work takes the viewer on a journey beyond the image itself, where the most intimate layers are peeled off to reveal the whimsical integrity at the core of her vision. Her images evoke tranquility and infinity, coaxing the viewer to participate in the self-exploration which successfully ties the lyrical to the universal. Her images expose what is at once both a moment past, yet eternal. They reflect an understanding of mythical and archetypal wisdom common to us all, yet from a supremely vulnerable individual perspective. Her work is whimsical yet intense, sensual yet cerebral, and grounded in the natural world yet some how elusive.
She shows up as an artist not afraid of digging deep for inspiration and tackling the intrinsic complexity of her subject. She is fearless, tender and unrelenting in her representations. As we seek the extraordinary every day, Galia demonstrates that the exceptional is right here, in the present, within our own family, painted on the horizon, in the minute folds of a petal or etched in the sand by the ocean.

As head of Sydney's premier newborn studio, NewLife Photography, for over a decade, Galia has captured the dreams of hundreds of expectant women and new families who have trusted her sensitivity and imagination. The results are unforgettable pictures which capture the vulnerability and poetical identity of her subjects, in a signature style that is now emulated around the world.

She is a multi-award winning photographer, with a BA in Literature and Women’s studies, a Dip in Photography, a Dip in Visual Arts, “Shamanic” practitioner, Reiki master, Earth Medicine practitioner and former head of world renown Newlife Photography, mixed media artist, workshop facilitator and online teacher and creatrix.