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I am at a dynamic and vibrant point in my photographic career – a nexus formed from the cumulative and varied experiences of the past few decades. It is a time to summon my creative intuition, interpersonal skills, and seasoned perspectives to foster new work that has meaning, substance, and relevance. My work spans documentary, fine art, and commissioned projects. A passionate curiosity about people, cultures, technology, and the environment continues to be a guiding force in my photography and life. I strive for well-executed productions paired with an approach that encourages collaboration and remains open to unexpected opportunities. Increasingly, I seek projects that provide the occasion to study a subject in depth. This might be realized by documenting the evolution of a subject over a period of years or by recording the intensity of a single day. Within a diverse range of photographic interests, I continue to broaden my look at issues of sustainability with a special focus on renewable energy development and water.

BACKGROUND

Principal photographer, Jamey Stillings Photography, Inc., 1983 to present

MFA in Photography, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, 1982

Thesis: “Nicaragua, a Society in Transition”

BA in Art, Magna cum laude, Willamette University, Salem, OR, 1978

MONOGRAPHS

ATACAMA: Renewable Energy and Mining in the High Desert of Chile, Steidl, 2023

The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar, Steidl, 2015

The Bridge at Hoover Dam, Nazraeli Press, 2011

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

KOLGA Tbilisi Photo 2023, Group Exhibition, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2023

COAL + ICE, Group Exhibition, “Changing Perspectives and the Shifting Human Landscape,” co-curated by Susan Meiselas and Jeroen de Vries, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 2022

Pingyao International Photography Festival 2021, "Orphan Aerials," Solo Exhibition, Pingyao, China, 2021

Busan International Photo Festival 2021, “ANTHROPOCENE,” Busan, South Korea, 2021

Museum of Art and History, “Golden Hour: California Photography from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,” Group Exhibition, Lancaster, CA, 2021

Springs Preserve, “The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar,” Las Vegas, NV, 2019

Photoville's The FENCE, "Changing Perspectives: Chile," Outdoor Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Boston, Calgary, Seattle, Denver, Houston, Sarasota, 2019

Colorado Photographic Arts Center, “Natural Persuasion,” Denver, CO, 2018

COAL + ICE, Group Exhibition, Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture, San Francisco, CA, 2018

Stephen Bulger Gallery, “Land Use,” Group Exhibition, Toronto, Canada, 2018

Festival de la Luz, “Changing Perspectives: Renewable Energy & the Shifting Human Landscape,” Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2018

The Center for Fine Art Photography, “Landscapes 2018,” Group Exhibition, Ft. Collins, CO, 2018

Head On Photo Festival, “Changing Perspectives: Renewable Energy and the Shifting Human Landscape,” Solo Exhibition, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, Australia, 2018

The Annenberg Space for Photography, “NOT AN OSTRICH and Other Images from America’s Library,” Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, 2018

Pingyao International Photography Festival 2017, “CHANGING PERSPECTIVES: Renewable Energy and Infrastructure,” Solo Exhibition, Pingyao, China, 2017

Klompching Gallery, “2017 FRESH Annual Summer Show,” Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, 2017

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, “50 Treasures 50 Years,” Group Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV, 2017 - 2018

Somerset House, "Grow-Conserve, The Syngenta Photography Award Exhibition," Group Exhibition, London, England, 2017

photo-eye Gallery, "Local Eight: Works by New Mexico Artists," Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM, February - April 2017

C40 Cities, 2016 Mayor’s Summit, Mexico City, November – January 2017

Dishman Art Museum, Lamar University, “Jamey Stillings: The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar,” Beaumont, TX, September – November 2016

Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, "Wonders of the World," Group Exhibition, Germany, 2016

Mt. Rokko International Photo Festival, "The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," Kobe, Japan, 2016

Festival of Industrial Photography, Group Exhibition, Shenyang Industry Museum, Shenyang, China, 2016

Photoville's The FENCE, Outdoor Group Exhibition, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston, Santa Fe, 2016

FotoFest 2016 Biennial CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES, Group Exhibition, Houston, TX, 2016

UN Climate Change Legacy Exhibition, Group Exhibition, curated by the Lucie Foundation, COP21, Paris, 2015

Lianzhou Foto Festival 2015, "The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," Solo Exhibition, Lianzhou, China, 2015

Verve Gallery of Photography, "Cause & Effect," Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM, 2015

The Center for Fine Art Photography, Honorable Mention, "Black & White," Group Exhibition curated by Roy L. Flukinger, Fort Collins, CO, 2015

PhotoPlace Gallery, "Windows, Mirrors and Doors," Group Exhibition curated by Seth Curio, Middlebury, VT, 2015

Somerset House, "Scarcity-Waste, The Syngenta Photography Award Exhibition," Group Exhibition, London, England, 2015

Etherton Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Tucson, AZ, Winter 2014 - Spring 2015

PhotoVisa, "The Bridge at Hoover Dam," Krasnodar, Russia, 2014

The Center for Fine Art Photography, "The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," Solo Exhibition, Fort Collins, CO, 2014

Festival de la Luz, "The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2014

PhotoPlace Gallery, "The Human-Altered Landscape," Group Exhibition curated by Russell Lord, Middlebury, VT, 2014

Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year 2014, Group Traveling Exhibition, Royal Geographical Society, London, 2014

Marion Center for Photographic Arts, "Road to Nowhere: Southwest Sojourns," Center Alumni Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM, 2014

Houston Center for Photography, Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition, Houston, TX, 2014

Corden|Potts Gallery, Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition, San Francisco, CA, 2014

Oceanside Museum of Art, "Contemporary Landscape Photography: An International Perspective," Group Exhibition, Oceanside, CA, November 2013 - February 2014

Santa Fe University of Art & Design, "In/Visible Borders," Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM, 2013

ColomboAmericano, ZOOMLAB 2013, "alfabetizacion a traves de la Fotograffia", Group Exhibition, Medellin, Colombia, 2013

Southeast Museum of Photography, Critical Mass Top 50 Exhibition, Daytona Beach, FL, 2013

Houston Center for Photography, Group Exhibition curated by Lisa Sutcliffe, Houston, TX, 2013

Noorderlicht, "Extraordinary," Group Exhibition, Drenthe, The Netherlands, 2013

The Center for Fine Art Photography, "Black & White 2013," Group Exhibition curated by Elizabeth Corden and Jan Potts, 2013

Somerset House, Positive View Foundation, "Landmark: The Fields of Photography," Group Exhibition curated by William Ewing, London, 2013

PhotoPlace Gallery, "Photography and Environmental Concern," Group Exhibition curated by Katherine Ware, Middlebury, VT, 2013

wall space Gallery, "New Directions 2013, Beautiful My Desire", Group Exhibition curated by Ann Jastrab, Santa Barbara & Seattle, 2013

photo-eye Gallery, "Solar," Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM, 2012

Houston Center for Photography, Juried Group Exhibition, Houston, TX, 2012

San Diego Art Institute, "The Art of Photography Show," Group Exhibition curated by Julien Cox, 2012

Center for Contemporary Art, “Dust in the Machine”, Group Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM, 2012

Blue Sky Gallery, "The Bridge at Hoover Dam," 2012

Phoenix Art Museum, "The Bridge at Hoover Dam," 2011

Museum of Contemporary Photography, "Public Works," Group Exhibit, Chicago, IL, 2011

photo-eye Gallery, "The Bridge at Hoover Dam," Santa Fe, NM, 2011

Photographic Center NW, "Across the Divide: Critical Mass 2011," Group Show, Seattle WA, 2011

Center for Creative Photography, "Face to Face: 150 Years of Portrait Photography," 2010

Etherton Gallery, "Con-struct: The New West," with Michael Berman and Martin Stupich, Tucson, AZ, 2010

Springs Preserve, "The Bridge at Hoover Dam," Las Vegas, NV, 2010

Newspace Center for Photography, "The Curve," Group Show, Portland, OR, 2010

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Group Show, September 2010

Prints acquired for MFAH Collection, 2010

The Annenberg Space for Photography, International Slideshow, LA, CA, 2010

photo-eye Gallery, The Bridge at Hoover Dam, Santa Fe, NM, 2009

Scheinbaum and Russek, Group Show, Santa Fe, NM, 2009

COLLECTIONS

United States Library of Congress

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Nevada Museum of Art Center for Art + Environment Archive Collection,

Jamey Stillings: Infrastructure and Landscape

UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives

Stanford Libraries Special Collections & University Archives

University of Arizona, Center for Creative Photography

Middlebury College Museum of Art

Gregg Museum of Art + Design, North Carolina University

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS

Changing Perspectives: Renewable Energy and the Shifting Human Landscape, presentation to 31st Union gaming and entertainment studio, 2023

Changing Perspectives: The Synergy of Science and Art, SolarPACES global conference, 2022

Changing Perspectives (video presentation), TED Countdown Summit, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2021

Keynote speech for gridCONNEXT 2020 national virtual conference – "Changing Perspectives: Utility Scale Renewables and the Shifting Human Landscape," 2020

Nobechi Creative – Evenings with the Masters, “Changing Perspectives – Creating Projects out of Thin Air!” 2020

Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia, "Changing Perspectives: Renewable Energy and the Shifting Human Landscape," 2018

National Clean Energy Summit, Las Vegas, NV, “Changing Perspectives: Envisioning Renewable Energy,” 2017

George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, presentation, Wish You Were Were Here Lecture series, November 2017

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, presentation, “Visualizing Renewable Energy,” October 2017

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madision, presentation, March 2017

Marfa Dialogues/Houston, FotoFest 2016 Biennial, panel speaker, "Imaging Futures," 2016

53rd SPE National Conference presenter, “Constructed Realities,"

Las Vegas, March 2016

AIGA New Mexico & ASMP New Mexico Hire Ed Portfolio Review, Keynote Speaker, 2016

TEDxABQ speaker, September 2014

ZoomLab 2013, Medellín, Colombia, Workshop Instructor and Lecturer, 2013

Anderson Ranch, Workshop Instructor, 2012

Phoenix Art Museum, Circles Presentation, January 2011

The Personal Portrait, Santa Fe Workshops, Instructor, 2010

Photo Salon, photo-eye Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2009

Photographers’ Forum, Schatz/Ornstein Studio, New York, NY, 2009

Modern Art Museum of Serralves, “North of Portugal – Contemporary Visions, Four Artists,” Porto, Portugal, 2008

Marion Center Photo Salon, College of Santa Fe, 2007

Location Lighting in the Digital Age, 2007, Santa Fe Workshops, Instructor

The Portrait: Lighting on Location, 2005-06, Santa Fe Workshops, Instructor

RECOGNITION AND AWARDS

Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50, 2018

APA Awards 2017, Photojournalism and Editorial International

Photographer of the Year, First Place, Editorial: Environmental 2016

International Photography Awards 2016, Professional: Book Photographer of the Year, and Professional: Book, Monograph, First Place

APA Awards 2016, First Place, Documentary/Editorial

Photolucida 2016, Critical Mass TOP 50

The Photo Review 2016 Competition, First Prize

PDN Photo Annual, Photo Books, 2016

Photo Independent's 2016 Photobook Awards, Best in Show, 2016

Little, Myles. TIME's Best Photobooks of 2015, November 2015

The 16 Best Photobooks of 2015, Humble Arts Foundation, December 2015

Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50, 2015

The Epson Creativity Award 2015

Best of ASMP 2014, Featured Photographer

APA Awards 2014, First Place, Fine Art - Personal

International Photography Award, 2nd Place, Editorial: Environmental, Pro 2014

Kontinent Awards 2014, Third Place, Editorial/Documentary Projects

Recipient of the Eliot Porter Grant 2013, New Mexico Council on Photography

Communication Arts Photography Annual, 2012 & 2013

Photolucida, 2013 Critical Mass Solo Exhibition Award

International Photography Award, 1st Place, Editorial: Environmental, Pro 2013

Prix Pictet 2012 & 2013, Nominee

Photolucida 2012 & 2013 Critical Mass Finalist and Top 50

CENTER Director's Choice Award, First Place, 2010

CENTER Curator's Choice Award, Honorable Mention, 2010

Photolucida Critical Mass Book Award Finalist and Top 50, 2010

International Photography Award, 2nd Place, Architecture: Bridges, Pro 2010

Best of ASMP 2010

American Photography 26 annual, 2010

Communication Arts Photography and Design Annuals, Multiple years

Graphis Photo and Advertising Annuals, Multiple years

PDN Photo Annual, PIX Digital, Self-Promotion, Multiple years

AltPick Photography Awards, Multiple years

Honickman First Book Prize in Photography, semi-finalist, 2002

“Retracing Footsteps: Nicaragua 1981 and 2001”

Communication Arts, Featured Photographer, September/October 2002

The Center for Photographic Projects, Nicaragua, Featured Project, 2002

PDN Feature, 1995

FILM FESTIVALS

Ennesimo Film Festival, screening of multimedia video "Changing Perspectives: The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," Rome, Italy, 2020

Milano Design Film Festival, screening of multimedia video "Changing Perspectives: The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," Milan, Italy, 2019

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Kamp Solutions, “Clean,” Issue number 8, Winter 2022

Surveying the Anthropocene: Environment and Photography Now,

Edited by Patricia Macdonald, 2022

BETA developments in photography, “Atacama: Renewable energy and Mining in the High Desert of Chile,” Issue number 40, July 2021

Sonnenallee, “Changing Perspectives,” March 2021

Photoworld Magazine China, “Jamey Stillings: Documenting Renewable Energy from the Air,” June 2020

Newsweek Japan, “Picture Power,” February 2020

ZOOM, Collecting Photography #256, "Jamey Stillings," 2019

Bloomberg Businessweek, “The Renewable Desert,” August 2018

Baumeister, “Architektur und Sonne - Schreckgespenst Solartechnik,” July 2018

Blauwe Kamer, “Energie is een ontwerpopgave,” September 2017

Newsweek Japan, “Picture Power,” August 2017

Bloomberg, “Japan’s Renewable-Energy Revolution,” July 2017

DUMBO Feather, Conservation and Climate Change Issue, Fall 2017

National Geographic, "The Art of Solar Energy," June 2016

WIRED Italia, "Riflessi Solari," Italy, Spring 2016

Mother Jones, "Stunning Photos of California's Alternative-Energy Fields," March 2016

Der Spiegel, "Bildbände: Wüstensonnwende," February 2016

Du Magazin, "The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," February 2016

Architectures à vivre, "The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," February 2016

New Republic, "The Beauty of the World’s Largest Solar Project," December 4, 2015

National Geographic, "A Blueprint for a Carbon-Free America," November 2015

Macleans, "Photo essay: Capturing what Captures the Sun," November 17, 2015

New Republic, "The Plan to Save the World," October 27, 2015

TIME Magazine, "A Burst of Energy," March 9, 2015

LensWork Extended, "Bridge at Hoover Dam," September/October 2014

CSP Today, "CSP Documented in Art - Energy in the American West,” July 25, 2014

Landmark: The Fields of Photography, by William Ewing, Thames & Hudson, September 2014

Cowboys & Indians magazine, "How the West was Irrigated," May/June 2014

New York Times Magazine blog, "350,000 Ways to Harness Energy from the Sun," February 2014

PBS KNME Colores!, artist interview about The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar, broadcast January 2014

SHUTR fotomagazine, "Dramatiek van een brug," November 2013

TIME Magazine, "Powersurge," October 2013

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, "Foto-Tableau, Energie aus der Wüste," October 21-25, 2013

Sentinidos Comunes, "Otra mirada: la evolución de Ivanpah Solar," October 15, 2013

TIME Magazine, Lightbox, "The Ivanpah Solar Project: Generating Energy Through Fields of Mirrors," September 2013

Communication Arts photo annual 2013

New Scientist, "Aperture: Reflect on This," June 6, 2013

B&W Magazine, "American Connection: Jamey Stillings," May 2013

Le Monde, "La Chimére du 100% Renouvelable," April 2013

Orion Magazine, photo with "A Moral Atmosphere," by Bill McKibben, March/April 2013

NPR, The Picture Show, "Under Construction: The World's Largest Thermal Solar Plant," January 9, 2013

Newsweek Japan, "Picture Power: The Evolution of Ivanpah Solar," December 2012

Neue Energie, "Bild des Monats," December 2012

Wired RAW FILE, November 14, 2012

The New York Times Magazine, "A Bet on the Sun," June 17, 2012

LA Times Magazine, "High and Almighty," May 1, 2011

Newsweek Japan, "Picture Power: The Bridge at Hoover Dam," May 2011

Smithsonian Magazine, "A Breathtaking New Bridge," December 2010

Vegas Seven, "Immortal Images," November 25, 2010

Sunset Magazine, "The West's New Icon," October 2010

Arizona Highways, "Bridging the Gap," September 2010

Invention & Technology, "Michael O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge," Summer 2010

American Heritage, "Hoover Dam Turns 75," Summer 2010

Trend Magazine, “A Bridge Over the River Colorado,” Spring/Summer 2010

Vegas Seven, “A Dam Good Show,” April 2010

NPR The Picture Show, “Photographing the Newest Man-Made Marvel,” 2010

Fraction Magazine, March 2010

Elizabeth Avedon Blogspot, March 2010

Lenscratch Blogspot, February 2010

The New York Times Magazine, "Bridge to Somewhere," June 2009

Pasatiempo, SF New Mexican, "Concrete Delicacy," November 2009

VSD Magazine, France, 2009 Le Figaro Magazine, 2009

Rangefinder Magazine, 2009

North of Portugal – Contemporary Visions, Four Photographers,

2008

America 24-7, 2003

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