LO specializes in
Art Direction & Photography .
She is based in Boston, MA, & soon relocating to Boulder, CO.
Contact: hello@lauoneil.com
Lauren is a Creative Director with 13 years of experience shaping brand defining global creative campaigns across fashion, footwear, and sport.
She loves to use her imagination to bring product storytelling to life.
Lauren is currently an Associate Creative Director at Crocs on the Mainline Global Campaigns team.
Lauren is also an independent photographer. Her personal photo work is inspired by emotional memory rooted in the New England landscape, familial relationships, and childhood nostalgia. She is both a fine art and freelance commercial photographer.
Selected freelance clients: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Dwell Magazine, Nike SNKRS, Teen Vogue, Apple, Puma, Oakley, & Tourists Welcome
Group Exhibitions & Art Book Fairs
Exit Galleries Human Essence, Boston MA - November 2018
Foto Mercado, Ace Hotel, Chicago IL - March 2019
Boston Art Book Fair, Boston MA - November 2019
Feels Like Home Vol. 2, NYC - June 2021
Boston Art Book Fair, Boston MA - November 2022
Green Street Photo Collective, The Power of Community, Boston MA - February 2026
Solo Exhibitions
Middle, Gallery 5, Emmanuel College, March 2025–April 2025
Alumni / Photo Workshops
Charcoal Press, Chico Portfolio Review, Pray MT - March 2022
The Humid “Fresh Start Workshop”, Athens GA - January 2025
Charcoal Workshops, Cinematic Storytelling with Todd Hido, Portland ME - September 2025
Panels
”Follow The Light”, Boston Art Book Fair - November 2023
Selected Editorials & Press
“Framing Culture: Lauren O’Neil’s Lens on Fashion, Identity, and Storytelling” Emmanuel College
Marco Flores for TheNew York Times: “He Killed His Molester as a Teenager. Should He Be Spared Deportation?”
The Tom Brady of Other Jobs for The New York Times
Housing & the Pandemicfor Teen Vogue
The Fight for Asian American Studies at Dartmouth for The New York Times
Board Diversity Increased in 2021. Some Ask What Took So Long. for The New York Times
Safety Toes and Work Pants: Clothing for Trades Is Having a Moment for The Wall Street Journal