(Anneke is pronounced ‘on-uh-kuh’) - she/her/hers

Anneke grew up swimming in the rivers and springs of Central Texas, riding horses, and navigating the growth of her hometown of Austin.

Her work tends to center on themes of desire, place-thought, and worldmaking. Anneke works with narrative writing, 35mm and medium format film, as well as digital photography.

Anneke works on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country and has a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Texas State University, summa cum laude (May 2020).


Born in Austin, Texas in 1993.

Education:

BA in Honors Anthropology, Texas State University, Summa Cum Laude - May 2020

Visual and Ethnographic Research:

Visually Re-membering the Eastside: Trajectories of Belonging and Displacement in Austin

Awarded: Texas State University’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Fall 2019

Published: Journal of Undergraduate Research in Anthropology, University of Central Arkansas, July 2020

Photography Publications and Accolades:

Austin Monthly Magazine May, June 2021

BURN Magazine                                                                                                            July 2017, Jan. 2019

Finalist, Fujifilm Young Talent Award                                                                                         Jan. 2019

Emerging Member, Women Photograph                                                                                  Sept. 2018

Member, Photographic Museum of Humanity                                                                           Jan. 2016

National Geographic Travel                                                                                                            Aug. 2016

The New York Times                                                                                                                         Dec. 2015

National Geographic Books: Getting Your Shot                                                                        May 2015

Academic Fellowships and Accolades:

Texas State University’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Visually Re-membering the Eastside: Trajectories of Belonging and Displacement in Austin), Fall 2019

Outstanding Undergraduate Student of Anthropology 2020, Texas State University College of Liberal Arts

Academic Excellence Award 2019-2020, Texas State University College of Liberal Arts