Amy Parrish on Fstoppers

(Independent Artist)

Amy Parrish is an artist and writer raised on more than 200 acres of Appalachian foothills; now at home in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. Her work engages with themes of transformation as well as the intricate connections between land, loss, memory, and identity.

Festival selections include Indian Photo Fest, Beirut Image Festival, Kuala Lumpur PhotoAwards, Angkor Photo Festival, and Scotland’s ACTINIC Festival. Other notable highlights include an NPR feature, the Julia Margaret Cameron Award and studio practice filmed for two seasons of Photovision.

The first decade of her career emphasized commercial portraiture, where she was recognized as Best in Portrait for WPPI’s international photo competition. She traveled the US to educate and inspire other industry professionals through workshops and conferences, and she now accepts private portrait commissions just a few weeks each year.

Her writing can be found on a number of platforms, including LensCulture, where she has also reviewed hundreds of portfolios from contemporary photographers around the globe. She’s crafted narratives for nonprofits and social enterprises in developing countries to help secure grant funding and ran ground operations for Brooke Shaden's anti-trafficking photo programs in India and Thailand.

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