Artist Statement
The work of David H. Wells has been featured in one-person exhibits at Brown University, U.C. Berkeley and Harvard University. His work has been part of group exhibitions at the Houston FotoFest and the Visa pour l'Image Festival in Perpignan, France.
His photo-essays have been funded by fellowships from Nikon/NPPA, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the MacArthur Foundation's Program of Research and Writing on International Peace and Cooperation, the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation.
Process Statement
David H. Wells has taught classes at the University of Pennsylvania as well as workshops at the International Center for Photography in NYC and the Maine Media Workshops. In 2011 he was featured in Photo District News as one of "The Best Workshop Instructors."
He has been an Artist in residence at the Visual Studies Workshop and the Light Works Photography Center.
As an Olympus Visionary, Wells has been contracted by the camera company to produce images and provide feedback on new product lines.
David H. Wells is a publication photographer/video-maker. He is affiliated with Aurora Photos and specializes in intercultural communication and visual narratives that excel in their creative mastery of light, shadow and sound, stills and video. Awards for his video/time-lapse work include Best of ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) and an Eddie award from the Folio competition.
Wells focuses on multimedia productions and photo-essays for publication and exhibition. Past assignments have been for Life Magazine, National Geographic, the New York Times Magazine and the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, to name a few. He has worked for corporations including Consolidated Natural Gas and DuPont as well as non-profit organizations including Brown University, the Ford Foundation and the New Israel Fund, among others.
His work has been featured in one-person exhibits at Brown University, U.C. Berkeley and Harvard University. His work has been part of group exhibitions at the Houston FotoFest and the Visa pour l'Image Festival in Perpignan, France. He has been an Artist in residence at the Visual Studies Workshop and the Light Works Photography Center.
He has taught classes at the University of Pennsylvania and workshops at the Maine Media Workshops. He is on the faculty of the International Center for Photography in New York City. He was featured in Photo District News as a "Best Workshop Instructor."
His photo-essays have been funded by fellowships from Nikon/NPPA, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the MacArthur Foundation's Program of Research and Writing on International Peace and Cooperation, the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation. His project on the pesticide poisoning of California farm workers was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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