In this episode, meet Amanda Lucidon (@alucidon). Listen to Amanda recount her journey to the White House as photographer for First Lady Michelle Obama during President Obama’s second term as well as the important and transformational role that the arts have in creating healing as well as growth in a community. Learn more about this movement with @groundedinmemphis.
AMANDA LUCIDON is an award-winning documentarian, filmmaker, public speaker, teaching artist, and New York Times best-selling author. Lucidon served as an Official White House photographer responsible for documenting First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. She is one of only a few female White House photographers in history.
Lucidon is the author of Chasing Light: Through the Lens of a White House Photographer and Reach Higher: An Inspiring Photo Celebration of First Lady Michelle Obama.
In 2018, the John F. Kennedy Center appointed Lucidon as a Turnaround Artist, highlighting the importance of the arts in underserved schools. Lucidon is the co-founder of Grounded, an organization that combines arts and mindfulness practices to reduce violence and address trauma. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee with her husband and daughter. You can learn more about Amanda Lucidon and her work at https://www.chasinglightbook.org
CONNECT: @alucidon & @chasinglightbook
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See Amanda's feature from the
Two Images that Amanda references in this episode are below:
Amanda Background Resources
“Think” piece written by Amanda that touches on her background and path to and from the White House:
The organization Amanda co-founded called Grounded:
A short video that recaps Grounded’s year of work in supporting students during COVID:
Daily Memphian article about Grounded's work in the community:
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