Brody Hartman is a documentary photographer exploring how to witness another's dignity with soulful hospitality. With three decades of experience shaping stories and strategies for brands, nonprofits, and cultural institutions, he now brings the presence and deep listening honed as a purpose guide into his documentary work. Working primarily in black and white with natural light, he collaborates with those he photographs to resist photography's extractive traditions.

Recent projects include UnLabel Poverty—a large-scale public installation developed with Asheville Poverty Initiative—and Portraits of Purpose, an ongoing series on lives of service and resilience. Hartman also contributed to Winged Wisdom, part of Presidio Habitats, the first site-based art exhibition in a U.S. national park, curated by the FOR-SITE Foundation. His six-page photo essay on Hurricane Helene was published in The Sun magazine, and he was recently recognized as a finalist in the 2025 Dodho Monochromatic Awards, with his work to appear in their annual Best Photographers of 2025 book.

He is currently developing immersive installations—where large-scale photographs act as thresholds for facilitated dialogue, workshops, and community interventions.