Olivia Bowdoin is an Atlanta-based photojournalist, writer, and shortform videographer, aiming to invite deeper curiosity and understanding through intentional and compassionate storytelling.   

After graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in photojournalism and sociology, Olivia went on to work as the full-time, non-partisan photographer and videographer for the Georgia governor. Drawn to the underreported stories of resettled refugees in Clarkston, Georgia, she moved into full-time freelance photography to allow space to develop personal projects across the Southeast. She creates work regularly for publications such as NPR, the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, More to Her Story, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and more. Themes of human connection, culture, the natural world, and faith deeply inspire her and have brought her to four different continents to create work. She is developing a project in Eastern Turkey that documents the Zaza people’s endangered culture and their deep spiritual relationship with the land and its resources.

Olivia is certified by the International Women’s Media Foundation in first aid and hostile environment training. Mentors and collaborators have noted her “warmth, curiosity, and thoughtful presence in the field” as well as her ability to “create honest, trusting relationships with her subjects.”

She is available for editorial, nonprofit, and commercial commissions across the American Southeast and worldwide.

For all inquiries, please contact:

obowdoin@gmail.com 
(+1) 770-880-0501