I like truth, softness, and clarity.

My name is Natalia. My last name is pronounced awe-shah-TIN-skah.

I specialize in creating meaning using words and images. Whether I’m writing, naming, or taking photos, my work is about discovering what matters, removing what doesn’t, and arranging what’s left into persuasive or evocative messages. As a writer and namer I work mainly in English and Polish—the two languages I speak with native fluency. As a photographer I look for clutter-free clarity with an element of surprise.

I am also a cook, baker, sewist, diarist, potter, contact improviser, and budding gardener. In everything I do, I seek harmony and authenticity.

I have an MA in Linguistics from Syracuse University and a BA in Drama with a Photography minor from Colorado College. I got my start in business as a strategic planner at the ad agency DDB New York, where I learned all about writing powerful briefs and applying linguistics to branding.

I was born in Warsaw and raised in a kaleidoscope of places that included Santa Monica, Berlin, and Chicago. Since 2004 I have been living in Stary Mokotów, Warsaw. I am a mom to a half-Danish teenager named Anker.