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BIOGRAPHY

Savannah Gonzalez began her photography practice as a teen. She landed her first group exhibition at the Westport Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut at 18 years old (where she also sold her first photograph). She spent a summer in New York City attending The Cooper Union’s Summer Art Intensive for highschoolers. She also attended Global Leadership Adventures' month long Photojournalism and volunteer program in Dharamshala, India. Two weeks after her return from Asia she went to the Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University to learn more about photojournalism. In 2019, Savannah was accepted into Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and graduated in 2023 with a BFA in Photography and Imaging. While at NYU she documented New York City's first capital climate projects and the effects on urban plant life. As a new graduate, she began working for photographer Sylvia Plachy and interned for art director and book-designer Ruth Ansel. Now, at 25 years old, Savannah volunteers for NGOs such as National Day Laborers Organizing Network and Healing the Children Northeast, covering the immigration crisis in America and international dental care for children, respectively. She also works as a studio assistant for Classic Kids in Greenwich, CT and is developing her fine art photography for private collectors and galleries.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Every great photograph gives us the gift of wonder and awe - an instant moment in reality, now past, yet perfectly preserved, to teach, to share, to inspire. This unique quality of photography drives me to travel the world and create my own photographs. The infinite possibilities within the making of photographs fills me with an incredible sense of adventure and purpose. My hope is that my imagery and artistry will reach hearts and open minds, stir people's empathy and expand their point of view. My practice blends fine art and documentary photography in every collection, and I like to approach my art with a diverse scope. Photographs allow us all to embrace new perspectives and to share a breadth of stories of human life, wildlife, and our planet's nature in a way that is real, and connected. As a photographer and a person, I embrace the world around me with the intention to stand as a witness to expressions of beauty and identity, culture and nature, telling each story with compassion and respect. 

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