ABOUT
Elias Williams is a photographer born, raised and working in New York City. Through alternative approaches to documentary photography he celebrates historically underrepresented communities in reference to his lived experiences.
CONTACT
info@eliaswilliams.com
CLIENTS
AARP
Apple
Booking.com
Bicycling Magazine
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Markets
ESPN's The Undefeated
Fortune
Healthline
HuffPost
The New York Times
The New Yorker
National Geographic
NBC
NPR
Obama Foundation
Time
Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
EDUCATION
2012 | A.A.S in Photography, CUNY LaGuardia Community College, Long Island City, NY
SELECTED SOLO & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 | Pandemic Class of 2020, Photoville/Times Square Arts, New York, NY
2019 | OPEN DOORS, Photoville, Brooklyn, NY
2018 | A New Gaze, PDN Photoplus Expo at Javits Center, New York, NY
2017 | Underground Never Dies: BMX in the BX, ArtViews Gallery, Bronx, NY
2016 | Creatively Exploring Place, Self & Collective Identity, Tyler Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY
2015 | Photoville: 20 Emerging American Photographers, International Photo Festival Leiden, Leiden, NL
2015 | Through the Lens: Visions of African American Experience 1950-1970, Digital Interactive, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
2014 | Transitions, Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ
2011 | L.I.C Works, LaGuardia Gallery of Photographic Arts, Long Island City, NY
2010 | Faces of LaGuardia , LaGuardia Gallery of Photographic Arts, Long Island City, NY
RECOGNITION
2020 | The Lit List: Photographers to Watch, Exhibit & Hire
2020 | World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
2017 | Bronx Council on the Arts’ Bronx Recognizes its Own Award
2017 | Magnum Foundation Photography & Social Justice Fellowship
2015 | New York Times Portfolio Review
2013 | New York Times Portfolio Review
ARTIST TALKS & PANELS
2020 | Finding the Clotilda, National Geographic Headquarters, Washington, D.C.
2016 | Lanigan Hall, SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY
SELECTED PRESS & MEDIA COVERAGE
2021 | A Place Where the Dream Lives, National Geographic Magazine
2016 | Freedom to Ride, New York Times Metropolitan Album
2016 | The Brotherhood of Big City BMX, New York Times Lens Blog
2016 | A Portrait of St. Albans, Photo District News’ Photo of the Day
2015 | The Pride of St. Albans, New York Times Metropolitan Album
2015 | Photographs of Everyday African-American Pride in Queens