My name is Andrea, but you can call me Andy. I am a Radiohead fan and I collect heart shaped sunglasses and band T-shirts. I am a Cancerian, if you are into astrology, and Cancer’s motto is ‘I FEEL’ and it could not described me better. Also…I live in a bus!
I’ve been into art ever since I can remember. Maybe it’s because I am an introverted only child, maybe because art lets me escape and create my own world where I feel seen. And yes, I do come from the corny ‘my grandfather gave me his old camera’ lineage lol. He gave me his Eastern European knockoff of a Rolleiflex and I was instantly mesmerized. Later I got my first DSLR and my schoolmate hired me to take pictures at her wedding, but I remember not being that sure about it: “What? Me shooting a wedding?” But I fell in love with weddings that day and I still remember it like it was yesterday and btw they are still going strong 15 years later ;) I am your lucky charm!
Why I love love…my philosophies and approach
When I think about loving someone, I think about intimacy, honesty and adventure. And that’s what I want to show in my work. I inspire myself from the energy my couples bring in to capture their real selves. Seeing people holding hands, kissing, looking at each other with admiration. Love is all about the little things people don’t usually even think about. When I see a person with a bouquet of flowers on the street, I think of their partner and their expression when they get them. I love watching old couples eating at diners. Or people singing loudly in cars together.
All that is love. LOVE IS SOURCE and source cannot be destroyed. It’s always within us and around us even when it feels like the world is falling apart. And I really feel the hope and joy at weddings and it truly turned me into a HOPEFUL ROMANTIC.
I approach my work candidly, collaboratively and honestly. I often shoot in black and white to focus on emotion, texture and light.
Mediums I use: digital, 35mm film, medium format film, large format, Polaroids, Super 8, camcorder and I am dabbling into 16mm…yeehaw!
I loathe AI in arts, so no, I don’t use AI to cull a wedding in 5 minutes and I don’t use AI to batch edit in four. Support humans! Support human made art!
STRONGER TOGETHER
If living in San Francisco for almost a decade taught me anything, it is inclusivity. Being surrounded by such diverse groups of people with different backgrounds, cultures and life stories truly cultivates deep empathy within you.
Love is love.
things I like the most
road trips (far and alone)
thrifting (all day every day)
Burning Man (fuck yeah!)
sauna (my sacred place)
river/hot spring day (I am a total freak for the creek)
books (99% non-fiction)
ice cream (caramel or coffee)
San Francisco (I could write a book about this place)
if you want to know more about me, my personal IG is @iamandreavodickova
movies that raised me as an artist
Into The Wild (I’ve watched it only 30x)
Tree of Life (I can’t talk about this movie without crying)
Fight Club (comfort movie)
Another Earth (the most underrated movie ever)
The Beach (the theme of escapism in my life is strong)
Inception (I love everything about it)
Cesta z Mesta (my favorite Czech movie)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (my favorite kids movie)
