Hey, I’m André—most people call me Dré. I’m a storyteller. My camera isn’t just a tool; it’s a bridge into the hidden narratives that define us. I’m not here to decorate walls—I’m here to share stories, to stir something in you.
My journey started in the haunting beauty of the California High Desert. As a kid, I wandered through abandoned houses, listening to the whispers of lives long gone. Those forgotten spaces lit the fire in me—to tell stories, to make the unseen seen.
Years later, I walked away from a steady job as an art director and moved to San Francisco to chase something deeper. An MFA in documentary photography pulled me straight into the raw edges of society—the places and people we often overlook. Hidden underground dining scenes. Rare diseases. The brutal poetry of inner-city boxing gyms. The theatrics of semi-pro wrestling. I hunted for the threads that bind us, the fleeting moments that remind us what it means to be human.
Then came the iPhone—a revolution we all carried in our pockets. I saw it not as a toy but as a new canvas, a chance to remix the old with the new. To challenge what a photograph is and how it can shape the way we experience the world around us.
Every frame I shoot is more than an image—it’s an invitation. To feel. To connect. To dive into the human experience and maybe catch a glimpse of yourself in someone else’s story.
So let’s connect. Let’s see where the stories take us.
