What Lies Within: The Eclectic Collections of Andrea Noel

• Prize
  Gold in Book/Fine Art, 1st Place winner in Book
• Photographer
  Dale Niles
• Technical Info
  Nikon D7000, box lights and reflector
• Photo Date
  2011-2021
• Website
  http://www.dalenilesphotography.com

Sometimes the world presents you with an unexpected gift. Eight years ago, I entered the collector’s world of Andrea M. Noel after a friend suggested that I might be interested in photographing Andrea's expansive and unusual collections. After approaching her about potential of examining her assortments photographically, I was presented with a list of over sixty collecting categories, ranging from kitchen utensils to bedpans and urinals. I arrived at Andrea's beautiful, home complete with a wraparound porch festooned with wisteria, I was unprepared for the surprises that lay within.

• Biography
  Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Niles’ formative years were spent with her family living in small, southern towns in Virginia and North Carolina. Inspired by the heritage of these locales, neighbors, and friends, she developed deep-seated southern roots that richly inform her photography practice with visual storytelling. Niles celebrates the diverseness of the human spirit, appreciating those qualities that make us delightfully unique, yet connected in many ways, particularly through shared experiences and preserved visual memories.
• Awards
  2022 -First Place and Gold Winner in Tokyo International Foto Awards for book, What Lies Within -Budapest International Foto Awards-Bronze winner for What Lies Within -Inclusion 13th Annual Self-Published Photobook Show presented by the Davis Orton Gallery, Hudson NY and the  Griffin Museum of Photography, WinchesterMA -Revelo outdoor exhibit-Fading Memories-Raleigh, NC -Sept/Oct Issue of Southern Woman -La Photo Curator-"Our Non-Human Companions-honorable mention -Prix de la Photographie de Paris-silver for 'Fading Memories' series -Top 200 Critical Mass-Photolucida 2021 -Annual Paris Photo Prize Exhibition at the “Espace Beaurepaire”-Paris , France -Texas Photographic Society-Member's Only Exhibit-Houston, TX-2nd place-show extended to Amarillo Museum of Art-Amarillo, TX -London International Creative competition-Finalist in create art category -Color It Red-chosen for a ten page portfolio in Light and Shadow Magazine -Center for Fine Art Photography-'30 over 50: In Context, Fort Collins 2020 -Griffin Photography Museum-Winter Solstice Exhibit -PX3 (Prix De La Photographie Paris)-Gold in fine Art/Collage and second place winner in Fine Art for 'Life Revisited' Series. Also an honorable mention in Fine Art for 'Solidifying Root's' series -A Smith Gallery-Johnson City, TX-Vista Exhibit-honorable mention -Griffin Photography Museum-26th annual exhibit-honorable mention-Winchester, Massachusetts