Photo credit: DALTON HERNANDEZ
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Nadia Block (pronounced NAD-JA) is a New York-born artist based on Long Island whose multidisciplinary journey spans jewelry design, painting, photography, and digital art. With two decades of experience as a graphic designer and art director, her work reflects a sharp eye for composition, texture, and visual storytelling.
Nadia began painting pet portraits and landscapes before shifting her focus to photography in 2014. She blends painterly editing with layered Photoshop techniques, weaving abstract and recognizable elements into immersive digital compositions. Her vibrant aerial images earned her a feature in Rizzoli’s New York City on Instagram (2017), a partnership with Adobe’s Mobile Lightroom Campaign, and growing recognition in the digital art space.
In 2023, she began transforming her photography into richly layered abstract works—launching her Psychedelic Series, a colorful, imaginative collection that blurs the boundaries between photography and painting. This body of work led to the creation of The Wallpaper Project, a mural wallpaper line known for its single-scene, non-repeating designs that turn rooms into immersive visual environments.
Nadia’s art is also rooted in purpose. In 2018, she traveled to India with the Nomi Network, using visual storytelling to support anti-trafficking efforts. The following year, she joined Watts of Love in the Philippines, helping deliver solar lights to off-grid communities. Through these projects, she uses her lens to share stories of resilience and bring attention to urgent global issues.
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Below is an interview of Presco Blog in 2018 :​​​
Nadia Block is an New York/ Brooklyn based photographer whose main purpose is excite
people with her shots and she is really good at that!
I hope you’ll enjoy the interview;
How did you fall in love with photography?
I am an artist. Photography has always been the gateway/ starting point for my paintings.Three years ago I decided to pursue photography as my final art. I think the community that i have since built, contributes to the love I have for photography…
How important is having a unique style as a photographer? How would you describe your style?
As an artist, I have tried to be clear (firstly with myself) that my art/ photography was uniquely me. When I was in college, I struggled in my first drawing class a GREAT deal! My drawings didn’t looked like the others students and that was initially very hard for me. i didn’t feel i fit in or saw the world as others did. I beat myself until I finally realized that my style- with all its flaws- was powerful and interesting in a different way. My teacher at the time helped me to see that my style was maybe more expressive than the students who could draw the model realistically…
It was one of the most important life lessons for me- and allowed me to begin to accept and even appreciate me…
Where did you grow up? How have your roots influenced your sense of style?
I grew up in Brooklyn and NYC. Growing up in NY gave me access to a lot of experiences that formed my style and influenced my growth, at an early age. I think it helped me with my confidence, having had many – let’s call them- interesting encounters at a young age. (smile) I think it made me grow up a bit faster than if i had grown up in a suburb or smaller town…
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What advice would you give to aspiring photographers out there?
I think it’s important to have a community which you learn from and which supports you. One where you can give back to as well. Whether that be a club, through school or social media. I personally love to learn- so whenever i get a new piece of gear – a camera- i’ll take a class.
Have you ever run out of ideas?
Sure, there are days/periods when I feel blocked. I’ll then ask myself if there is a good reason for it- if i should step back and take a break or simply push myself to create, even if i feel blocked.
How do you find places and for your shootings?
Since I tend to not shoot people it would be places. Sometimes a photo friend will suggest we chase something in particular, I will come up with something, or see something on tv, a magazine or on social media that i want to explore…
What’s the one piece of photo gear you couldn’t live without?
My Manfroto tripod for night/long exposures.
Do you edit your photos? If yes, which programs do you use?
I do. In fact, I consider my editing process about 1/2 of my creative process- shooting being the other 1/2. I use Lightroom… I’ll sometimes use the Nik collection as well…
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