Andy Anderson began his photography career as the first staff photographer for Men’s Journal and currently shoots for some of the biggest and best advertising agencies in the world on brands such as Adidas, Asics, The US 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, Condé Nast Traveler, Garden & Gun and Town & Country to name a few.

He was privileged to work on a three-year project documenting all things Beretta for the 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 ad project, which featured many of Andy’s images. He was also given the opportunity to be one of 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 and 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 and comes from a military family as his father was a B47 pilot who spent 20 years in the USAF with Strategic Air Command. Andy also spent 20 years in the USAF as a Crash/Rescue Firefighter and retired in 1999 to pursue his career as a photographer and 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 its 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.