Ananda Connolly is a Philadelphia photographer and teaching artist, specializing in photographic documentation of and for artists, makers and creatives. She received her BFA in photography from University of the Arts in 2000 and her Masters of Education in Art from Tyler School of Fine Arts, Temple University. She has participated in artist residencies and community art programs for school-age children, as well as teaching at the Fairmount and Queen Village Art Center. As the Art Coordinator, at Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia's Children's Museum, she began working with very young audiences. After her daughter was born, her joy in capturing the days and details of her family life prioritized photography over teaching full time.
Much of her art work develops through examination of relationships between people, and objects, and nature. As a photographer her focus is finding and capturing beauty in every subject. Book arts and printmaking combine an attraction to working in raw materials and using their inherent properties to create an image or object. Her books combine various media, including drawings, prints, photography, digital manipulation, and sculptural elements.
I view almost all of my photography as collaborative and am very grateful to continue working with and building up this generous and gifted community.
Some of my most frequent collaborators
