I’m a multidisciplinary content creator building digital platforms that weave invisible architectures between humans and technologies.

I build concepts, prototypes, workflows, visual research and market research. I mentor multidisciplinary talents in visual storytelling with a focus on user experience, interactive design and audience inclusion.

I stand for meaningful and complex stories to play out in affordable user experiences, for lasting impact. My iconoclast mindset ignores the silos separating artistic, anthropological, journalistic and academic practices. Likewise, I pair photography with spoken words and soundscapes for offline installations eschewing the traditional gallery space.

My future is in scalable tailor-made digital projects that build through lenses, live on screens and play on stages.

Dandy Vagabonds started in New York as a one-woman-band company in 2007; the name a tribute to auteurs investing the real through place-based research, digital anthropology and critical thinking.


projects
concept / development / team recruitment / team leading

carlasalem.com for Lebanese artist Carla Salem
korumaya.org blueprints for an inclusive city, a project by mayavakfi.org
thebigoproject.com a visual investigation on teen obesity by Abbie Trayler-Smith
icplab.org photography as a trigger for critical thinking for icp.org
girleffect.org video production for offline fundraising campaign
trust.org multimedia storytelling and campaigns for Thompson Reuters Foundation
globalreportingroom a platform for journalism co-authored with Paul Pangaro
accesstolife a campaign commissioned by www.theglobalfund.org
magnum in motion storytelling platform for magnumphotos.com


mentoring
training/ workshops/ lectures

Mentor for photography/ Revealing Reality
Curator of events/ ICP Museum New York
‘Master’ / Joop Swart Masterclass/ World Press Photo
Teacher in Documentary Practice/ London South Bank University
Guest Lecturer/ London College of Communication
Workshops/ Northern Lights Masterclass
Workshops/ CAN Luxembourg
Workshops/ INA France


recent collaborations

Carla Salem artist
Marwan Badran artist
Renata Brenha fashion designer
Jamie Anley founder of Beautiful Corporations
Sophie Rouse marketing director girl effect & V&A


references
people I worked with closely

Monique Villa as CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation
Susan Meiselas board president of Magnum Foundation
Becky Rowe & Damon De Ionno founder & managing director of Revealing Reality
Mark Lubell as director of International Center of Photography
Lars Boering as director World Press Photo
Bruno Patino as CEO of Lemonde.fr | president of ARTE
Oliviero Toscani photographer | art director fabrica.it


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