BIO
Lauren Neal is a photographer and writer whose work explores the human experience through connection, identity, and memory. With a background in the international nonprofit sector and years of experience in Haiti, she brings a thoughtful, ethics-driven lens to every project.
Over the past decade, Lauren has worked across the globe, using photography to celebrate the beauty, complexity, and resilience of everyday life. Whether she’s documenting communities, partnering with organizations, or creating portraiture, Lauren’s practice is rooted in empathy, shaped by careful observation, and guided by a commitment to storytelling that honors the dignity of those she photographs.
In addition to photography, Lauren is available to serve as a communications consultant for local and international NGO’s, nonprofits and advocacy organizations, with a focus on building more sustainable practices for uplifting and strengthening communities through education, healthcare, and economic development.
Lauren is based in Ohio and is available for commissions and collaborations worldwide. She speaks English and Haitian Creole.
2025 Travel Schedule
January
New York, NY
February/March
Senegal
April
Benin
MAY
Richmond, VA
June
New York, NY
August
Haiti
September
Virginia
October
Atlanta, GA
Artist Statement
I believe the power of human connection is transformative because it’s about people. It’s always been about people.
The encounters we experience, no matter how brief, transcend the constraints of time and distance, even if only in a memory.
I believe in a life led with empathy, always; in curiosity without expectation, in listening quickly, observing intently, and speaking gently.
I believe home is not a fixed place but a feeling that lingers in the spaces we’ve known and the ones we’ve yet to see. Neither here nor there; home is everywhere and it’s nowhere — a unique kind of grief which services as a reminder that as long as we feel, we breathe. And as long as we breathe, we live.
I believe travel is a means to expand perspective, confront privilege, and challenge preconceived notions. By crossing borders, we learn our ways are not the only ways. Then, and only then, can we begin to bridge the gaps in-between.
I believe that art is a means to delight in the experience, noticing both the rhythm of the mundane and the thrill of the extraordinary in balance — a lens through which to express, to expend, to justify, to amend.
Becasue in the end, what more is art than a celebration of shared humanity?
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