Developing synthetic methodologies for UAAs is one of the cornerstones of modern synthetic organic chemistry. Traditional methods for accessing UAAs include enzymatic, metal catalysis, and, more recently, radical pathways. The expansion of advanced radical pathways owes a great deal to the development of more mild and environmentally friendly entries into radical chemistry. In this regard, photoredox catalysis stands out as the major contributor, enabling strategic and nontraditional bond disconnection strategies to be realized. These include radical-based addition to imines for creating racemic and enantioenriched derivatives, radical-mediated C-H alkylation of glycine derivatives, and leveraging CO2 addition to an α-amino radical. These approaches highlight the utility of radical chemistry in generating amino acids with novel structural and functional attributes, offering a broad spectrum of possibilities for their applications and modifications in the realm of chemical synthesis.