Andrew Spear (b. 1987) is a long form documentary photographer with a focus on rural North America.
He currently lives on a small farm in central Ohio with his wife and dog.
Selected Clients
- AARP
- Bon Appétit
- Bloomberg Businessweek
- Der Spiegel (DE)
- Esquire
- eBay
- Fortune
- M, le Magazine du Monde
- Marie Claire
- The New York Times
- New Statesman (UK)
- Paris Match (FR)
- Rolling Stone
- Smithsonian Magazine
- STERN Magazine (DE)
- TIME Magazine
- Vanity Fair Italia (IT)
- The Wall Street Journal
- YAMAHA
Accolades
- American Photography 39, 2023
- American Photography 30, 2014
- Magenta Flash Forward Emerging Photographers 2013
- American Photography 29, 2013
- Lucie Foundation shortlist; 2012
- Leica Scholarship; Look3, 2012
- Eddie Adams Workshop, 2011
- PDN Photo Annual, 2011
- Society of Publication Designers 46, 2011
- InFocus Grant recipient, 2010
- 65th College Photographer of the Year AOE 2010, Portfolio
- 65th College Photographer of the Year AOE 2010, Documentary
- 65th College Photographer of the Year AOE 2010, Portrait
- PDN 30, 2010 Nominee
- American Photography 26, 2010
- AmericanPoverty.org 2010 Summer Grant recipient
- Southern Short Course 2010 3rd Place, Portrait
- Southern Short Course 2010 3rd Place, Pictorial
- Southern Short Course 2010 3rd Place, Sports Feature
- Southern Short Course 2010 Honorable Mention, Daily Life
- PDN 30, 2009 Nominee
- 66th POYi 2008, Best Use Online Multimedia
Lectures
- The Ohio State University | October 2020
- Columbus College of Art and Design | January 2020
- The Ohio State University | February 2012
- Columbia College, Chicago | November 2010
Group Shows
- 934 Gallery (Columbus, Ohio) 2015
- American Photography 30 (Chelsea, NYC) 2014
- HCP Juried Membership Show (HCP, Houston, Texas) 2011
- PRISM Index #1 (Skylab, Columbus, Ohio) 2010
- American Photography 26 (East Village, NYC) 2010
- LOOKBetween (Deep Rock Farm, Charlottesville, Virginia) 2010
Bachelor's of Science in Visual Communication; Photojournalism–Ohio University, 2010