Based in Salt Lake City, via farm country outside of Baltimore and Washington DC, Andrew is a sports and outdoors photographer working for ZUMA Press and freelance within the climbing community. He is currently pursuing a BS in Journalism and looking at grad schools to pursue teaching and research in the future.
Andrew loves to shoot in with a journalistic intent and focus on capturing the feeling of an event or a storyline while also making sure to capture images with vibrance and character of their own. He likes a bright image with snappy colors and use contrast as a primary tool for storytelling and emotionality.
Favorite projects include a day working with the Utah Grizzlies staff media team (2025), University of Utah Volleyball against ASU (2025), and a photoshoot with Ben Hanna in the Pusher Holds shop. Andrew's favorite journalistic collection is a difficult decision between the ICE Out protest and General Strike protest in Salt Lake City.
For inquiries fill out the form on this site, email Andrew at the below address (also linked in the navigation bar), or DM him on Instagram. Replies will be made within 36 hours unless he is unavailable in which case you will receive an out of office message with an anticipated date of reply.
Photo taken by my endlessly talented friend Isabella and edited by me
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Instagram: @a.szakmeister.photo
Email: andrew@szakmeister.net