A photo is a flashcard. The hippocampus’s right-hand man. It helps you remember everything—from what to get at the store to the greatest moments of your life. Once rare and reserved for the privileged, photographic documentation is now ubiquitous. Even without consciously photographing ourselves, we are constantly being captured.
To live in a time when you can take a photo of just about anything makes it harder than ever to distinguish what others should see—or what is valuable. With that thought always toiling in the back of my mind, offering its two cents here and there, I challenge myself to see what I can make others remember. To create images that transcend my life and speak to yours—pictures that transport you to a time, place, or feeling you didn’t know was within reach.
Between capricious party photos, elaborate photoshoots, and my parents’ modest backyard shoes, I hope you unlock a memory or two.
(7), Prettiest Fruit
Anna Droddy is a Ukrainian-American fashion and documentary photographer based in NYC. For inquiries and commissions contact: annadroddy@gmail.com
Maria Kulikovska for Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art
Kate Rusek for NYC Cultural Affairs
Materials for the Arts rebrand press: ARTnews / NYC Cultural Affairs / Pentagram
Spark Magazine: Epilogue of the Earth / Ophelia in the Water / Distance / Dive Slate 87
Your Body Is My Home Exhibition
2021. BFA University of Texas at Austin
2021. Anderson Ranch Residency