Andy Anderson

Andy began his photography career as the first staff photographer for Men’s Journal and currently shoots foe some of the biggest and best advertising agencies in the world on brands such as Adidas, Asics, The U. S. Army and Marines, Diner’s Club International, Dodge RAM, Emirates Air, Barbados Tourism, Fiji Tourism, GoRV, Beretta, Nebraska tourism, Double Tree by Hilton, Yeti Coolers, Harley Davidson, Hummer, Kodak, Liberty Mutual, Hyatt, Nike, Verizon, Visa, Western Union and numerous state tourism campaigns. His editorial clients include Outside, Stern, Audubon, Conde Nast Traveler, Garden & Gun and Town & Country to name a few.

 

He recently finished a three-year project documenting all things Beretta for the newly released book Beretta: 500 years of the Sporting Life, published by Rizolli. Rizolli also published a book of Andy’s fishing images called Salt.

 

Andy was also honored to participate in the “God Made a Farmer” RAM Trucks Super Bowl XLVII as project, which featured many of Andy’s images. He was also given the opportunity to be one of the twelve select photographers invited to document the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

 

His work has been recognized by numerous award shows, The New York Art directors Club, Communication Arts, and Graphis was was nominated for Life Magazine “Eisie Award” for excellence in photojournalism. He was a finalist for the MPA Kelly awards for Creative Excellence In Magazine Advertising and winner of the Gold Addy Award for self-promotion in print advertising. The Forbes Gallery has work of his in their permanent collection and his work was featured in an exhibition at the Art Institute of Boston.

 

Andy grew up in St. Cloud, Florida. He won a journalism scholarship right out of high school in Florida and went for a semester and realized that it was not for him, so he enlisted in the USAF as a firefighter and stayed on active duty for 20 years. He currently lives in Mountain Home, Idaho with his wife and kids. When not traveling on assignment, he can often be found with his bird dog on hunting or fly fishing trips. Andy believes advertising in it highest form is art and brings an enthusiasm for adventure and life to both his personal and commercial work. He is hired for his ability to infuse this into his lifestyle, location landscape, portrait and automotive imagery.