Hello!
My name is Amanda Villegas. With a flair for the dramatic, I was raised in the theater and gravitated towards mediums that were rooted in emotion. After losing my husband, I returned to photography, finding imagery to be the artform that best allowed me to express my grief and connect with people authentically.
Today, as a visual storyteller, I ground myself in the moment, finding an empathetic approach to documenting reality. Through my imagery, I am able to illuminate societal issues, bringing visibility and awareness through emotional narratives. I approach sensitive material in a way that is intuitive and collaborative in nature. I love to break the rules, manipulating light, reflection, and textiles, creating a transparent veil between the viewer and the subject. My work as a Photographer needs to be evocative: real, raw, no bs, no sugarcoating.
Clients & Collaborations
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Fellowship
Compassion & Choices
City of Hope
Winbrooke Berkshires
Dolores Huerta
Vom Fass
Zooey in the City
Lewberger
Rad Coffee
Haugh Performing Arts Center
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Downey Theatre
Awards & Features
Winner of Feature Shoot’s Emerging Photography Award, 2019 for This is Cancer
Winner of Best Portrait Award, 1650 Gallery, 2014, LA
Published and exhibited in ICP Concerned: Images for Global Crisis, 2020, NYC
Published in LA Times, Washington Post, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and San Diego Union Tribune, and various
media publications nationwide
Douglas Burrows Memorial Scholarship Recipient for Photojournalism, 2022
Let’s tell your story together.
connect@amandavillegas.com
626.253.7684
@amandaraevillegas