Dee Dwyer

is a diversified Photographer from Southeast, Washington, D.C who produces awe-inspiring images. She has been anointed by her community as "The Visual Voice for the People”. Her goal is to show all aspects of human life with the primary focus being humanity. Dwyer’s raw and compelling visuals unveil the souls of people. The images expose many subject’s truth, adversities, beauty, and culture.
As a teenager, she developed her fascination for photography. Dee never left the house without her disposable camera to capture daily life of family and friends. Receiving her BFA in Filmmaking and Digital Production helped to develop her keen eye and technical skills. While taking a required Black & White photography class, she had to shoot and develop her own film. This is how the love for photography blossomed. She’d spend half her days snapping candids and the other half in the dark room. Having a love for travel and community she continues to use her camera to, "Show the World What it's Made of." In 2021 Dwyer did a TEDx talk in collaboration with the University of Washington titled “Putting Humanity First within the Media Industry.” Her work has been shown in exhibitions such as PhotoSCHWEIZ, Photoville, Catchlight, Reginald F. Lewis Museum, The Martin Luther King Jr. Library, amongst many others and featured in publications such as Vogue, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, BET, The Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek, Rolling Stone, NPR, DCist, WAMU, National Geographic and more. During 2020 Dee was one of i-D magazine's 20 photographers who defined 2020. She has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalist Dateline award for an online feature along with a Regional Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting. Dee Dwyer currently resides in Washington, DC with her two