Olivia’s family lovingly raised her in an environment where music, art, and joyful laughter filled the home. This nurtured a deep appreciation of art and culture from a young age, leading her to approach the world with creative curiosity. 

She went on to study Photojournalism and Sociology at the University of Georgia, where she learned to interrogate cultural assumptions surrounding topics such as gender, race, politics, criminal justice, and the environment. She worked with Charleston Magazine as their sole staff documentarian during the lockdown summer of 2020, where she created several print pieces on the lives of Lowcountry shrimpers and the native Gullah Geechee People. She then worked as the full-time photographer and videographer for the Governor of Georgia, covering legislative sessions, bill signings, a meeting with the Princess of Belgium, many historic groundbreakings, and the daily life of the First Family. 

Since then, her attention has been drawn to the worldwide refugee crisis, and she has become passionate to devote her work to documenting the stories of refugees, immigrants, women, and resilient people worldwide. She is currently working as a freelance multimedia storyteller, partnering with non-profits and newspapers to shed light on meaningful and important stories all over the world.