Amanda shoots the way she directs. She's looking for the thing inside the thing, the angle nobody thought to try, the moment right before or right after the obvious one. Her work has been published in Business Insider and Ebony Magazine. The rest is just her paying attention.
For a real time look at what she's seeing, follow along on Instagram. @MandainAction
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Inside
Photographic studies in scale, distance, and perception.
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Published (2023) | Business Insider Article
Back From Crack (2012) | Ebony Magazine, June 2012. Uncredited, but mine.
Before the director's chair, there was a camera and a front row seat. Amanda was paying attention.
Produced by David Ferino | Directed by Tyler Savage
Trace Cyrus | Jake Red | Scott Bender | Derrell Underwood
J | Nelsan Ellis
J Lee | Nelsan Ellis | Ahmed Best
Nelsan Ellis | Ahmed Best
Directed by J Lee