Anna Mia Davidson is an award winning social documentary photographer based in Seattle, born in NYC. In her childhood home darkroom she learned to master the fine art of photography from her father, a Magnum photographer. Her early years were surrounded by the powerful photographic medium that she later adopted as her tool for social change. Photographer Gordon Parks’ Farm Service Administration images were an important early influence, inspiring her commitment to social justice and environmental issues using her camera. She believes in the power of images to influence, inspire, and impact the way we see the world around us. Her work is informed by the issues of our times. As a Jewish American artist she feels a strong sense of moral responsibility to shed light on humanity and to build bridges cross culturally. Davidson seeks community-based organizations and individuals within communities she photographs to become project allies, deepening the perspective within her work, helping change the narrative and increase representation for communities often left out of the artistic foreground.  Anna has two published books; Cuba Black And White (Steidl), and Human Nature: Sustainable Farming in the Pacific Northwest (Minor Matters). Her exhibitions include Mucem Museum, Marseille France, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York City, Biennale de la Fotografia Femminile, Manitoba Italy, Leica Gallery, Los Angeles, Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, Fototecca Gallery, Havana, Cuba, Benham Gallery, Seattle, and Public Arts installations in New York City, Seattle, England and Thailand. Davidson was commissioned as a “Character of America” Photographer by Aperture and USA Television Network and a special commission from London based FotoDocument. She is the recipient of numerous awards including two International Photography (IPA) awards and the British Journal of Photography Portrait of Humanity People’s Choice Award, sponsorship by The Blue Earth Alliance for her project on Cuba, the Jeni Dellaccio Award for photography, the 2004 Golden Light Top Photographers Award for Documentary photography. Her work is part of the Zoelner Art Center and City of Seattle’s permanent collections. Davidson was selected as the 2016 Arts Envoy under the Obama Administration.