In these photographs, one senses the deep emotional connection the artist has for her subject. Indeed, these flowers function not as botanical samples nor as religious iconography, nor as economic product, but as the fragile articulations of human life itself. Female strength, loss and sorrow, romantic love, birth and death… these are the emotional landscapes in which Barbe’s flowers grow. They are beautiful to behold.

Ondrea Barbe is a New York-based artist whose photographic and filmmaking practices bridge the fields of commercial advertising, documentary and fine art. Though she has spent significant time abroad, including seven years in Paris, Ondrea’s vision continues to be influenced by the clarity of light in her native Northern California.

She has been a part of many group exhibitions including, In-Haus’s NOWNY15; Soho Photo Gallery; GenArt; and was the 2009 recipient of the PX3 People’s Choice Award in Portraiture. In 2003, she was listed as one of PDN’s 30 Photographers To Watch and in 2011-2014 held a position on the ICP Education Committee where she continues to participate and volunteer for the ICP’s many community programs and partnerships.


Commercial clients include L’oreal, Garnier, Olay, Clinique, Aussi, Bobbi Brown, Target, Aveeno, Jane Iredale, and Pantene. Celebrity clients include Meryl Streep, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried, Rita Ora, Amy Adams, Sarah Jessica Parker and Sally Field to name just a few.