She holds a BA from The University of the South in Anthropology, and is currently a Mellon Fellow with Collaborative for Southern Appalachian Studies where she is developing and implementing photography and discussion-based programs for community development. Chandler’s photographic work is mostly documentary, but through all of her bodies of work she seeks to find a greater understanding of place and place-making. She plans to move to the Bay Area in July to explore Arts-based non-profit work and photography.