Amanda Greene is a commercial and editorial photographer, artist, and writer living near Athens, GA. Amanda offers a unique perspective as a working photographer based in rural Georgia.
"Amanda Greene lives with her husband and dog in Danielsville, Ga., a town of roughly 600 people between Atlanta and Greenville, S.C. The moments that make up her personal work — inspired by quiet, often offbeat, yet distinctly Southern moments — are often a short drive away, co-piloted by her dog, riding shotgun. The oft-tricky problem of access is usually easily solved with a simple gesture toward her car’s license plate.
After working in Los Angeles’ entertainment industry for over 12 years, she returned to Georgia and found her perspective sharpened by time away. Today, she photographs the people, items and texture of the place she wants to preserve. Junked American cars, hand-painted signs, the grocery store her grandparents took her to were unchanged after decades."
(Matt McCann, from the New York Times LensBlog)
Living in a rural area near a small town informs Amanda’s work, seasonal shifts and subtle changes that occur over time combine with a slower pace of life to provide endless subjects to photograph. This unique perspective of life off the beaten path helps Amanda’s work tell a story of time and place.
Editorial clients include The New York Times, People Magazine, T Magazine, Garden & Gun Magazine, CNN, Buzzfeed, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Financial Times, The Guardian, Outside Magazine, NPR Music, and The Bitter Southerner.
Commercial clients include Google, SK Battery, Synovus Bank, Guardian Pharmacy, Sweetgreen, Digitas North America, Regions Bank, Jamestown LLC, Pearson Farms and Salesforce.
Her work has been featured on The New York Times LensBlog, The Bitter Southerner and The Oxford American.
REJOICE, published in 2019
Peach, 2022, The Bitter Southerner Publishing
Recent Exhibitions:
2017 "Fast Forward//Rewind", MOCA GA, Atlanta, GA
2017 "Landscapes and Interventions", Hathaway Contemporary Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2019 "What She Sees", The Lola, Atlanta, GA
2019, "Minding the Gap", The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences, Rabun Gap, GA
2020 "Southern Values", The Hudgens Center, Atlanta
2021 "When In Athens", The Humid, Athens, GA
2024 “Her Fragrance Is Still Among Us”, solo show, The Hudgens Center, Atlanta
2024 “Fruit”, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
2024 “Summertime Rolls”, Sarah Shepard Gallery, Larkspur, CA
2025 “Covered Dish”, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
Awards:
2015 Virginia Twinam Smith Purchase Award, Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia
2017 Hambidge Center Fellow, Rabun Gap, GA
Education:
BFA Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, 1997
Member of Women Photograph, The Luupe