Amber, wearing a tie-dye dress, looking down and smiling at the vintage camera she's holding against a plain background

About

Hi! I’m Amber (she/her), an experimental artist currently based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I was born in Sheffield, England and spent most of my childhood on Long Island, New York and in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area.

My process is primarily based in photography, with an emphasis on alternative processes like film soup, cyanotype, lumen printing and scanography. I also shoot 35mm film, instant film and digital formats.

I take every opportunity I can to let my curiosity get the best of me! “What if?” is a question that I love to ask and answer. Experimentation, trying new things and playing with new-to-me mediums and methods is an important part of my artistic process. I love that experimentation asks me to step out of my comfort zone, let go of perfection and enjoy the grounded, human experience of trial and error. 

Much of my work combines nature’s inherent beauty with surreal, whimsical elements to create visuals that feel like they belong to another world, but are very much a part of this one. I like to infuse as much joy and fun as I can into my pieces. Through my art, I hope to show others the magic on our planet that’s hiding in plain sight and that a brighter, more colorful world is always possible.


Clients + Collabs

Target, Wayfair, Red Light Management, IXXI, Ariel Fox Design, Society6, Deny Designs, Mystry Mart, Refinery29, Prints for Wildlife and more! Interested in making magic together? Get in touch!

Selected Exhibitions, Fairs, Publications + Features

Red Dot Miami - In collaboration with Mystry Mart | December 3-7, 2025

Canary Collective - Issue No. 7 | Autumn 2025 (Cover Artist)

Jantzen Gallery - “Less is More - A Lens-Less Photography Exhibition” for Denver Month of Photography, Littleton, Colorado, USA | March 2025

Humana Obscura
- Issue 12 | Spring 2025
- Blue: A Humana Obscura Anthology | March 2025
- Issue 9 | Summer 2024 (Cover Artist)

Society6 - Artist Feature, “Amber Lauder: Experimental Photographer, Pattern Designer & Genre Bender” | Winter/Spring 2025

Photodarium - 2025 Edition | January 2025

Graine de Photographe - Artist Feature, “Surréalisme et onirisme avec Amber Lauder et le film soup” | October 2024

ImageNation Milan - Polaroid Exhibition, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, Italy | September 20-29, 2024

Integral Exposure – Inside Town Art Collective, Chicago, Illinois | May 18, 2024

Shoot It With Film - Artist Feature, “9 Amazing Experimental Film Photographers” | March 2024

The Luna Collective - Mon Amie | June 2023

CURIOUS Magazine - Empathy + Sexuality Issue | Spring 2023


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