Andy Hann was born and raised primarily in Southern California. Along with skateboarding and surfing, he developed a deep passion for art and design which he followed into art school and then a prosperous 30 year career in entertainment advertising. After numerous awards and accolades, he says that he woke up one day and decided he was all done pandering to clients, picked up a camera and just starting shooting. “photography”, he now says, “is like a booger on my finger that I just can’t shake”.
Utilizing his formal design training and decades worth of advertising work, photography is a craft that seems to come quite naturally to Hann. Along with his strong sense of composition and use of natural light, he also infuses his offbeat sense of humor into most of his shots.
He says he is now on a quest to find the soul of his hometown.
- Solo show at the CAMERAWORKS GALLERY, Portland OR. 2018
- Runner up for “Best Single Image”, FOCUS ON THE STORY International Photo Festival, DC. 2018
- Published in the Photographer’s FORUM – Best Of Photography 2108
- Featured twice in the EDGE OF HUMANITY Photography Magazine 2017, 2018
- Featured twice in the STREET PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE 2018, 2019
About The Collection
WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD
A three year photo essay of Hollywood Blvd.
Even as a young punk I was fascinated with the spectacle of Hollywood Boulevard. Equal parts circus and train wreck, for me it has always been a microcosm of all that is funky about America. Celebrity worship, garish displays of faux wealth, drug addiction, homelessness, exploitation, and urban decay – all on display for mindless tourists who meander about, handing out the money that perpetuates it all.
This book is a three year photo essay that takes a hard look at the vendors, residents, and visitors of the quarter mile stretch known by the locals as “the boulevard of broken dreams”. While never seeking to mock any individuals, it is a deliberate effort to poke a stick at our culture, and hold up a mirror as to who we are.
