Mandela Gregoire is an artist of Panamanian & Dominican descent. Born in 1984, he grew up in Dominica, Seattle, Nigeria, and New York. He was heavily influenced by the sights and sounds of the African Diaspora. He discovered his passion for photography while traveling to places like Egypt, Australia, Trinidad and Brazil in his teenage years.

Mandela studied cinema at the School of Film & Animation at the The Rochester Institute of Technology and NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He did a study abroad program in Paris and eventually took a year off to travel and make short films in Timbuktu (Mali), Senegal, Panama, Brazil, and Dominica.

After school, he landed a job with Academy Award nominated director John Singleton, working closely with him on a feature film in Puerto Rico called “Illegal Tender.”

He went on to work for Rihanna as her personal photographer and videographer, shooting behind the scenes material and creating content for merchandise.

Mandela now works on projects world-wide and has produced content for Ralph Lauren, Moet, Men’s Health Magazine, and the United Nations.

He has visited over eighty countries on six continents and is passionate about cinema, international affairs, and the creative economy.

Contact:
mandelag@gmail.com