Sandra's passion is exploring portraits with single composition of human elements in natural state. Her work explores cultural, social, political changes and connections to the human condition.
Sandra has lived and worked in Washington DC, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Canada while working with State Department Foreign Service. She found her passion in photography as a medium of art in 2008. Early in her photo career in 2009, she was chosen as the only American photographer among hundreds of applicants for Magnum Masterclasses in The Netherlands and in London, England. Sandra’s photography has received many outstanding National and International Awards including First Place Director Choice Award for CENTER 2020, First Place KLPA Portraits Prize Award, National Geographic Magazine International Contest and Conservation Award Runner Up for Culture, etc. Her works has been exhibited in The Phillips Collection DC, Annenberg Space of Photography, Florida Museum of Photographic Art, Museum of fine arts Washington County, Whitechapel gallery London and among many others. Her work is in several private collections including The Gordon Parks Foundation.