Justin Mott
| Justin Mott | |
|---|---|
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Justin Mott | |
| Born |
1978 Rhode Island |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Francisco State University |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Television | Photo Face-Off |
| Website | http://www.mottvisuals.com |
Justin Mott (born 1978) is an American photographer living in Vietnam.[1] based in Vietnam. He is the resident professional photographer on Photo Face-Off – a reality TV show on History Channel where Mott competes against and judges amateur photographers throughout Southeast Asia.[2][3]
Early life and education
Mott was born in Rhode Island in 1978. He moved to San Francisco in 1999 and studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University from 2002–2006. He was selected to the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop in 2007.[4]
Career
Mott was heavily influenced by Magnum photographer Philip Jones Griffiths book Agent Orange: Collateral Damage in Viet Nam. In 2005 Mott traveled to Vietnam to work on his own personal documentary project about Agent Orange victims. His project titled Legacy of Horror was later published in Newsweek[5] and was awarded the Marty Forscher Fellowship for humanistic photography given out by the Parson's School of Design in New York and was published in the PDN Annual Photography Awards Issue.
In 2007 Mott decided to live full time in Hanoi, Vietnam and work as a photojournalist. He has been working as a contributing photographer for the New York Times in Southeast Asia since 2007.[6] Mott has photographed over 100 diverse assignments for The New York Times covering a wide spectrum of topic throughout the region.[7]
In 2009, Mott founded Mott Visuals, a commercial photography and video production business.[8]
In 2013 Mott's work " Changing Face of Vietnam" was featured on the BBC.[9]
Awards
- 2008: Marty Forscher Fellowship for humanistic photography by the Parson’s School of Design in New York. PDN Annual, NPPA, CPOY, and the Missouri School of Journalism.[10][11]
- 2013: One Shot – Extraordinary category of Travel Photographer of the Year, international.[12]
Television
| Year | Channel | Title | Role | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | History | Photo Face-Off | resident professional photographer | trailers |
| 2015 | History | Photo Face-Off, season 2 | resident professional photographer | 6 episodes, trailers |
References
- ↑ "Justin Mott: An ex-bartender mixing emotions and photography". Hans David Tampubolon, The Jakarta Post, October 23, 2014
- ↑ "Renewed and returning: “Brother vs. Brother,” “Tanked”. RealScreen
- ↑ "More than just saying cheese". Kupluthai Pungkanon, The Nation September 15, 2015
- ↑ "Students". The Eddie Adams Workshop. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "A Personal Project: Third-Generation Victims of Agent Orange". niemanreports.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "On Assignment in Bagan, Myanmar - Slide Show - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ "I'm the Resident Photographer on the First Ever Photo Reality TV Show". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ↑ PCL., Post Publishing. "Facing off with Mr Mott". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "In pictures: Changing face of Vietnam – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Travel Photographer of the Year 2013 – in pictures", The Guardian, 17 December 2013
- ↑ "2013 Winners' Gallery"The Photographer of the Year website
- ↑ "An Interview with Justin Mott | Winner of One Shot, Extraordinary | cazenove+loyd Luxury Travel Blog". blog.cazloyd.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
External links
- "Photo Face-Off – Episodes, Videos & Schedule | History Asia". History Asia. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- "Justin Mott - Biography". Anastasia Photo. Retrieved 2016-04-19.