About

Thanks for stopping by! My name is Dana Andreasson and I own Orange Cat Photo. I started photography at the age of 18 with my Pentax K-1000, which I still own. I learned early the essential elements of photography, the rule of thirds, technical photography and that I was a little blind and needed glasses. ha!

I continued pursuing my love in college. I studied at the prestigious School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…go heels! I endured painful critiques from my esteemed professor who just so happened to be a National Geographic photographer during the summers. I learned about capturing the moment and using my photographs to visually tell a story. I was honored to be awarded the Award in Documentary Photography Grant during my senior year and used the grant money to document life of a rural South African family. ::life changing::

The travel bug bit and off I went! I moved to Illinois where I worked for a newspaper as well as Associated Press. I was honored to cover the events leading up to the the 1999 elections; covering visits from then current president Bill Clinton and even got to hear George Bush sing old hymns with an 80 year old pianist at a retirement center.

I wasn’t finished traveling and my next stop was Denmark. I mean Dana means “from Denmark”, so I should at least check it out, right?! I volunteered for an organization called YWAM. And never say never because I swore I would not go over and meet someone, but I did. He pretty much rocks my world.

I met a Swede and he’s the best so I just had to marry him.

And so we did.

And then we moved to Sweden.

But first we traveled about 10 countries together including a very primitive village in Papua New Guinea. No electricity or running water for 2 weeks and I didn’t miss it a single minute.

Now we are back in North Carolina. Two years ago I was blessed with a beautiful girl that looks just like the Swede and is just as sweet!

Life is good.

Now if you have read all of this, shame on you! I am sure you have a wedding list you need to check off.Give me a call. I’ve been documenting all kinds of people and places for over 10 years. Would love to talk to you and hear your plans!