The worlds of Brooklyn New York and Manhattan which blended through her lineage, created a unique migration (or escape) route from the quieter suburban New Jersey landscape of her earliest years. Ananda's keen observation of the natural world, lifestyle diversity and cultural enrichment, was supported by family weekend adventures to 'the Big Apple'. As a teenager she attended weekend art classes at Pratt Institute (Brooklyn NY) and later earned a BFA degree from the prestigious Parsons School of Design & New School for Social Research. This rich period of artistic study and practice further deepened through employment opportunities with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Brooklyn University. Ananda's strong artistic background now wonderfully feeds into her new-found passion for photography. In just two short years, she has done work for: Osmosis Enzyme Bath & Spa (Freestone, CA), the Sundance Grant winning Turtle Island Films, Habitat for Humanity (Santa Rosa, CA), Chicago Corporate Yoga, Living Nutrition Magazine, Healthful Living International, Synergy Center for Yoga & Health (Miami Beach, FL), In The Heart of The Awakened Conference (Mt. Shasta, CA), Harmony Festival Art Team, CD & promotional images for Shimshai, Roadside Daisy's, Chris Bramble Band and many other professional and private clients.