Amanda Anderson is a New York-based photographer who will receive her BFA from the University Of Hartford in May 2020. Her work explores contemporary biography and narrative-based projects, focusing on political and social issues within her community. Her current series, 148 Princeton Street focuses on her Father and his life experiences, highlighting the connection between young black men and the Department of Corrections. Amanda is also the recipient of the 2020 Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition and the Sal Lopes Ascherman Award for Photographic Excellence.
148 Princeton Street. The home where my father grew up. Memories of doing homework in the kitchen, playing games with his siblings, and Sunday breakfasts before church. This home would hold heartbreaks and hopeful moments. Opening his letter for college, and carrying his football gear up those very stairs. Revisiting his childhood home would divulge us into conversations about the importance of family, his childhood hopes and dreams, and his life before his time in the Department Of Correction. The stories of a young black man with hope in his eyes and the world set against him.
148 Princeton Street
Digital Photography
44 x 28 inches
