about Andrea

AndreaReesCrop300_Oct13 — Andrea Rees, wanderingiPhone

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER AND PHOTO EDUCATOR

Andrea is a portrait and travel photographer, photo educator and founder of The Heart of a Woman Project. Andrea began her photography career in newborn photography in Toronto, Canada and is known for her natural, artistic and emotive baby and family photography as well as women’s portrait photography. She has been a photography professional since 2003 when she launched Andrea Rees Photography. Her work has been featured on CBC, W Network, Splice Network and in national and international magazines including Shutterbug magazine.

When Andrea is not in Toronto, she loves to explore the world and experience it first-hand solo or with her children and husband and sometimes with her father. She is passionate about culture and wildlife travel experiences as well as supporting small businesses and responsible tourism organizations. Her travel photography has been featured in apps and has been published in print and digital magazines.

She began experimenting with iPhone photography since the iPhone arrived in Canada in 2008. After a trip to Europe in 2011, she created a coffee table book of the images she captured with her iPhone 4 and realized the capability of the iPhone as a viable tool for photography.

In 2013, she founded The Heart of a Woman Project (THOAW), a women’s mobile photography and digital literacy initiative. Andrea was featured as a “change agent” in one of Toronto’s largest daily newspapers, Metro. Today, a portion of Andrea Rees Photography‘s profits benefit THOAW.

On travel:

Travel is a part of who I am. It is a part of my soul, and I believe it’s in my genes as a 1st generation Canadian with ancestry from all over the world. I believe in all types of travel and love family and intergenerational travel as well as solo travel. I am passionate about women venturing out to travel on her own whether locally or to the other side of the world. I was a co-host of a weekly Twitter chat, WeGoSolo.

I travel to learn about other countries and cultures of the world, for wildlife experiences and am keen to support responsible tourism, local small business owners, and artists on my travels.

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On photography:

5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Take Your Next Photo

As the saying goes, the best camera is the one that is with you. For me, that is always my iPhone. The iPhone has changed the way I photograph. It has changed the way I “see” the world around me. It doesn’t matter whether you are in your hometown or travelling, life is fleeting and deserves to be captured.

Though I wear many hats as a business person, the core is always photography. I am a lifetime photographer and have been passionate about photography since my pre-teen years. I strive to create images that tell a story, are emotive and artistic. I hope my photography encourages others to capture their everyday moments and travels.

MY PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR

As a professional photographer, I also travel with a professional camera and lenses. I am team Olympus. I made the switch from Nikon to Olympus in 2013 and haven’t looked back. My back and shoulders thank me.

Here’s what I primarily travel with. For a full list of my photography and video equipment visit here. Please click the item below for further product information.

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MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS

Andrea has been a professional photographer since 2003 and a mobile photo educator since 2013. She offers fun hands-on workshops on best practices in mobile photography for corporations, small business, NGO and non-profit organizations wishing to improve their social media marketing and digital communications.

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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

Andrea has been a professional photographer since 2003. She has 15 years of experience listening to a client’s needs and translating that into high-quality images that tell a story through emotive and artistic professional imagery.

Professional, high-quality imagery that tells a story through professional and mobile cameras to be shared on your social channels, websites, newsletters and other digital or print communications.
Image licensing for marketing campaigns, social media marketing, books, magazines, and apps.
Photo essays and photo-based travel articles for your print or digital publications.

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MY PASSION PROJECT

The Heart of a Woman Project in South Africa

In May 2013, Andrea founded The Heart of a Woman Project (THOAW). THOAW is a women’s mobile photography and digital literacy initiative that partners with non-profit organizations. It aims to empower women to have a voice, Internet access, creative outlet and sustainable income through the sales of photographic products and photo-based campaigns.

The pilot project was implemented at eKhaya eKasi Art & Education Centre in Khayelitsha in November 2013. Read – Three years of women’s mobile photography and digital literacy in a South Africa Township.

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SOUTH AFRICA PHOTO-BASED TOURS

wildlife photography, south africa photo tours — South Africa wildlife photography tours. Photo by Andrea Rees.

With nine trips to South Africa and over six months combined in-country since December 2012, Andrea has partnered with Penda Photo Tours to offer a photo-based travel tour to Cape Town, South Africa. Please visit here for more information as well as how to connect with me if you’re interested in joining or finding out more information.

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All images unless otherwise marked were taken by me, Andrea Rees and are the sole property and copyright of Andrea Rees/Andrea Rees Photography. Images may not be downloaded without my written consent. For commercial licensing fees, please contact me. Copyright Andrea Rees 2012-2019.

wanderingiPhone and The Heart of a Woman Project (THOAW) are a division of Andrea Rees Photography, a social enterprise.. Ten percent of profits are donated to THOAW.