EP 38 • Aundre Larrow
About Aundre
Aundre Larrow is a Jamaican-born photographer based in Brooklyn, NY. Beyond these frankly reductive labels, at his core, Aundre seeks to understand people. From his work as an Adobe Creative Resident exploring stories across the country to working on the set of W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades, Aundre seeks to see the fundamental truth in each human being, regardless of background, culture, or upbringing. The primary question he asks in his work is, “What is the shortest distance from me to you?”
When Aundre received a Minolta from his high school drama teacher at 15, it wasn’t as much a discovery as it was a completion, an additional sense with which to navigate the world. He truly believes that all people are worth knowing. That pursuit has taken him to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to capture the Gwich'in people, to his home state of Florida to document the stories of formerly incarcerated folks fighting for their right to vote and to WeWoka, Oklahoma to photograph the largest Black-owned farm in America. His work is an honest portrayal of social issues through the eyes of his subjects who he views as collaborators and not just people to fill his frame with.
Show Notes:
Website: www.aundrelarrow.com
Where are you based?: Brooklyn, NY
Camera Brand: Canon
Most Influential Photographer:
Then: Gordon Parks, Now: Tyler Mitchell
Favorite Lens:
50mm 1.2. It allows me to compose my photograph the most naturally, 50mm is right around the frame I see in my first-person POV. Plus 50mm was the first lens I ever had on my canon ae-1, my first camera.
In your opinion, what is the most/least diverse field of photography?:
Most diverse: photojournalism. Least diverse: commercial work
What do you consider the biggest hurdle for Black photographers today?
Access is an easy word to throw around but it is our biggest hurdle. Without having access to industry folks, how are we supposed to know what we don't know? We are getting a little more of the pie now but it's a slow slow drip. Access creates opportunity which creates money which creates the ability to learn and grow without having these few and far between gigs that feel like the NBA Finals (gotta be perfect or you don't win.)
Instagram: @aundre
