Marzena Szymanska is a New York City based photographer with a focus on Travel and Lifestyle, Fine Arts, Aerial photography, Portraits and Head shots. She is a native of Poland where she lived until she was 11, when her family seized a moment of opportunity, moving to the United States after winning a visa lottery.

Often referred to as "Bat Girl" by mixed-media outlets, Marzena's nickname was likely born out of her terrifyingly unique aerial photographs, perched high above landmark locations in New York City, Miami and Los Angeles in black leather pants and five-inch heals, harnessed halfway outside door-less helicopter.


Marzena's philosophy and approach to shooting portraits, architecture, landscapes or any subject is simple, but atypical: there is no definitive approach, as she's said,

 

"Any subject, breathing or not, has a story to tell. I'll wait as long as I have to wait to capture one moment, but I'll capture it. And then, that moment is frozen in time forever."

Marzena can best be described an influential and visual storyteller. Her large-scale cityscapes seamlessly fuse intricate details of urban settings with elements of raw nature. She shoots for an array of advertising agencies and international brands as well as musicians and performing artists. Her photography has been widely published in magazines, brochures, commercial advertisements and most major social media platforms. Marzena's photography has global reach, having been featured in various media outlets in Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Maldives, USVI / BVI (Caribbean), UK, Cuba to name a few.