about me

How did you learn to lead?

Playing AAU basketball in Peoria, IL, as a championship-winning PG and as in-house creative director.

What experience changed you the most?

The birth of my mirco-preemie twins at 25.5 weeks pregnant.

When did you fall in love with storytelling?

Doing street photography on Georgia Ave in undergrad at Howard University in DC, and shooting fine art in SF at the Academy of Art.

What projects taught you the most about yourself?

The projects where I have interviewed and photographed people who have lost loved ones.

Who inspires you the most?

My mom, Sharon… operatic singer, choral director, activist & change agent.

What experience taught you about healing?

The ability to hold my lastborn in my arms immediately after he was born.

How do you pronounce your name? A(u)ndrēa

SELECT CLIENTS

  • Starbucks

  • Dove

  • National Geographic

  • Vanity Fair

  • W Magazine

  • ESPN

  • The New York Times

  • The Trace

  • The Wall Street Journal

  • CNN

  • The United Way

  • Midwest Living

  • Ipas

  • Target

  • NCAA

SELECT Awards

  • Yaddo Residency

  • National Geographic Society Grant

  • MN State Arts Board Grant

  • Tim Hetherington Visionary Award

  • Forecast Public Art Grant

  • Soros Equity Fellowships Semi-Finalist

  • Creative Capitol Semi-Finalist

  • ITVS Diversity Documentary Dev. Fund Finalist