Anna Destefano

Anna DeStefano is an award-winning, fine art nature photographer and best-selling novelist who lives in Clarkesville, Georgia. Her visual stories evolve from the same passion as her writing—to uplift and encourage. Her vision for creating healing art is inspired by the North Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee mountains she loves. She often works in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where her latest passion is collecting images that she uses to illustrate books for children. 

Her Affirmation Photography™ is placed regularly in private collections and healing spaces, including the Emory Healthcare system in Atlanta: in Emory’s women’s, cardiac, imaging and cancer centers. She has recently been licensed into the Northeast Georgia Health System. Her “HeART Open” donation program in cooperation with non-profit partners installs healing art solutions free-of-charge, filling community spaces with the same calming, affirmational pieces purchased by traditional clients. 

Anna’s been juried into and featured in exhibits throughout Atlanta, including at the Callanwolde Fine Art Center, the Hudgens Center for Art and Learning, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the Fernbank Nature Center. Her fine art prints and one-of-a-kind commissions are represented by Northeast Georgia galleries, retail spaces and interior designers. 

She has served the Georgia Nature Photographer’s Association in various leadership positions for the last five years. Anna is GNPA’s current Vice President.