Anna Hattis

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About Anna Hattis

At 20 years old, I moved to Los Angeles with a photography career in mind and accomplished exactly that. My networking ability went on to prove incredibly fruitful for my own business and I would be enthusiastic to share the knowledge I have acquired from photography, fashion, public relations, marketing, journalism, and writing with those who see I would be an asset to their company. I went on to work with or photograph for Lifetime TV, Project Runway, Xixi Yang, Michael Costello, Mondo Guerra, Seth Aaron, Tyra Banks, Kim Kardashian, Victoria Justice, Bustle, Family of Gene Simmons, Joshua Ledet, Julian Lennon, Patrick Star, Jaclyn Hill, Trixie Mattel, Bretman Rock, People magazine, AIA awards, El Paseo Fashion Week, LA Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, Don Benjamin, Liane Valenzuela, Coco Rocha, Bethany Hamilton, and many more. At 17 years old I was hired at a local online community start-up that would later become Santa Cruz Waves Magazine, a successful local surf magazine in the heart of my hometown. Starting as a writing and photography intern, I then worked my way up as one of their contributing photographers. I wrote article excerpts for the online galleries I photographed, landed a spread in one of their print issues, and then eventually went on to run my own column, called “Word on the Street” for their bi-monthly print magazine. Alongside a team, I ran their Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook to expand their engagement across the world. When I moved to LA and decided to pursue fashion photography, I landed an internship at a PR firm and fashion showroom, “No Such Agency”. My duties included styling clients, managing public relations for various celebrities, photographing clients, and managing social media. I later applied the knowledge of PR I acquired here to my own business, going on to photograph the larger celebrity clients I only dreamt of working with when I had first moved to the city. Other journalistic experience includes a freelance article I wrote for "Toes Beach" an online media and local news website dedicated to Marina Del Rey. The article was on Mecca Dyas, a community activist who led a Black Lives Matter march against police brutality on June 7, 2020. Link below. Currently, I am taking classes to finish my English literature degree. Some of my hobbies include hiking, photography, playing music, cooking, and traveling. I vow to always continue to grow, and hold myself accountable in order to change for the better.