Joshua Tann is a photographer residing in California. He believes that photography is the best medium for his artistic work because it gives him the most creative freedom. Most of his photographic images are influenced by his love of travel, art and architecture, something that was nurtured throughout his youth and adulthood. His childhood goal to be an architect was derailed by life circumstances, but his love and interest in architecture continued throughout his life. In 2011 photography became his medium to express this passion, despite his profession as a psychotherapist.
His creative process started every time he is drawn to a certain scene, event or object. Almost every image he took involved a building or a structure as the main object or background. This is consistent to his interest in architecture and how humanity interact with their environment, particularly the surrounding structures and buildings. Aesthetics will always be a factor during the first few seconds of selecting an image, followed by other factors, such as the relationships between lighting and structures or angles and environment. A final photograph would eventually emerge from this process as the expression of his creative interpretation of that image with the hope of inspiring the viewing public.
He received a certificate in Professional Photography from the New York Institute of Photography. He also received a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University as his formal education.
He had shown his work in several curated local and international exhibitions. He had exhibited at Hellada Gallery in Long Beach, the Irvine Fine Arts Center, LA Artcore in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825, Black Box Gallery in Portland, The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, PH21 Gallery in Budapest, 5thBase Gallery in London, ICA Gallery in Tokyo and PAKS Gallery at the International Art Fair in Carrousel du Louvre, Paris. He was also selected by several international photography competitions for their awards.
This website features mostly travel photography; i.e., images he captured during his travel
Visit my fine art photography: www.joshuatannfineart.com
ACADEMIC STUDIES
BS - Information & Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
MA - Clinical Psychology, Pepperdine University
ART STUDIES
New York Institute of Photography
MEMBERSHIP
Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA)
Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP)
Atlanta Photography Group (APG)
The Center for Fine Art Photography (C4FAP), Fort Collins, CO
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
GROUP EXHIBITS
2023
Winter Soltice, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA (Dec 13 - Jan 7)
Aurora, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Nov 18 - Dec 31)
Light and Shadow, Juror: Zsolt Batory & Borbala Jazs, PH21 Gallery/Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain (Dec 11 - 17)
Storytelling 2023: Documentary and Street Photography, Juror: Alyssa Coppelman, Atlanta Photography Group (Sep 19 - Oct 22)
Personal Territory: Annual Members Exhibition, Juror: Andi Campognone (Director - MOAH), Los Angeles Center of Photography, Sep 14.
Full Bodied, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Jun 24 - Jul 14)
All Media 2023, Juror: Gabriela Urtiaga (Chief of Curator - MoLAA), Irvine Fine Arts Center (Jul 8 - Sep 30)
Patterns and Shadows, Juror: Traer Scott, New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) Juror Selection
The Shadow Aspect, Juror: Sarah Weiss, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (May 20 - Jun 3)
Color, Juror: Fran Forman, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (May 5 - 26)
Urban, Juror: Zsolt Batori & Borbala Jasz, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (May 4 - 27)
Non-sequitur, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery825 online (Apr 1 - 28)
Scene and Meaning: the art of photography, Juror: Zsolt Batori & Borbala Jasz, PH21 Gallery/Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (Mar 20 - 27)
Annual Member Showcase, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (Mar 18 - Apr 1)
Framed: Shadow and Light, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (Mar 1 - 20)
Choice 2023. Juror: Crista Dix, Atlanta Photography Group (Feb 6 - Mar 5)
The Narrative Power of Black & White, Juror: Elizabeth Flinsch, Maloof Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Jan 23 - Feb 28)
Open Call, Juror: Crista Dix, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC (Jan 6 -28)
2022
Habitual, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Dec 17 - 31)
Open Show, Juror: Rebecca Lowery - MoCA Curator, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 (Dec 10 - Jan 13)
Hurly burly, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online, (Nov 12 - 25)
Poetry of the Ordinary, Juror: Henry Horenstein, Photoplace Gallery, Middlebury, VT (Nov 30 - Dec 22)
Nocturnes: Dusk till Dawn, Juror: Wendi Schneider, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (Oct 15 - 29)
Undisclosed Location, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Sep 17 - Oct 9)
Festoon, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Aug 27 - Sep 16)
Grayscale, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (Aug 1 - 20)
Vantage Point, Griffin Museum of Photography, Lafayette City Center, Boston, MA (Jun 21 - Sep 12)
Monochrome, Juror: Zsolt Batori & Borbala Jasz, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (May 5 - 28)
The Art of Photography, Juror: Zsolt Batori, PH21 Gallery/Valid World Hall Gallery, Barcelona, Spain (May 5 - 15)
Adorn, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Apr 16 - May 6)
Choice 2022, Juror: Paula Tognarelli, Atlanta Photography Group (Feb 7 - Mar 12)
Light, Juror: Aline Smithson, ASmith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, (Feb 4- Mar 17)
Artist Member Showcase, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (Feb 19 - Mar 5)
Penumbra, Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825 online (Jan 8 - 24)
2021
California Open 2021 Exhibit (5 images), Juror Gronk Nicandro, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (August 4 -21)
27th Juried Exhibition, Juror: Arnika Dawkins, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA (July 15 - August 29)
The Print Swap, Group Exhibit, Foley Gallery, New York City (June 21)
Architecture (online) Juror: Linda Noble, New York Center for Photographic Art
Monochrome, Juror: Zsolt Batori, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (June 3 - 26)
Black & White, Juror: Eric Kunsman, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX (April 16 - May 30)
Taking Picture 2021, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland , OR (April 1 - 20)
Open Up Your Archive, Juror: Elizabeth Avedon, South X Southeast Gallery, Molena, GA (March 15 - May 15)
2020
Fifth Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Juror: Marisa Caichiolo, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA (November 10 - January 10)
26th Online Annual Juried Show, Juror: Pamela Tognarelli, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA (July 18 - Aug 30)
Color: The Visual Spectrum, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (June 1 - 20)
Silence, Juror: Zsolt Batori, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (May 7-20)
Open Theme, Juror: Ann Jastrab, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis (April 24-May 12)
2019
Members Exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles (April 11-May 4)
Shadow and Light, Juror: Todd Johnson, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR (April 1-20)
London Photo Show, 5th Base Gallery, London, UK (March 16 & 17)
Full Bodied - Figurative Art Exhibit. Juror: Erica Wall - Gallery825, Los Angeles (March 2-29)
2018
Open Source & L.A Flyby III, LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Shadow and Light 2018, Juried photography exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland. OR
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2017, ICA Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (on projection)
London Photo Show, 5th Base Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2017
London Photo Show (curated and shortlisted-Nov), 5th Base Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Electron Salon (March), LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Black and White: 2017, Online Annex Exhibit, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition, LA Artcore, Los Angeles
Electron Salon (Jan), LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
2016
Snap to Grid, LACDA -Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Lines and Curves, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2015
Snap to Grid, LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles
Memories, Stories, Histories, The Center for Fine Arts Photography, Fort Collins, CO
All Media 2015, Juried Exhibition Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
International Art Fair, PAKS Gallery, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, Franc
Shadow and Light 2015, Juried photography exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, OR
I’ll be your mirror: the portrait, Juried photography exhibition, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles
Black and white: the living tradition, Juried international exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Abstracts, Online Annex Exhibit, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles
Colour burst, Juried international exhibition, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2014
Solo Exhibition: Venezia, Utopia, Long Beach
All Media 2014 Juried Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
Long Beach Summer II, Stone Rose Gallery, Long Beach
Solo Exhibition: Images of Florence, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach
Two-persons Exhibition: Shapes & Structures, Long Beach Main Public Library & City Hall
Four-persons Exhibition: Perspectives of Architecture, WE Labs, Long Beach
Exposure 2014 Photography Exhibition, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach
2013
All Media 2013 Juried Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine
Solo Exhibition: Architecture, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach
Solo Exhibition: Paris in black & white, Long Beach
Exposure 2013 Photography Exhibition, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach
2012
Exposure 2012 Photography Exhibition, Hellada Gallery, Long Beach
AWARDS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Architecture Honorable Mention 2018 (2) International Photography Awards (IPA)
Fine Art Honorable Mention 2018 (2) International Photography Awards (IPA)
Architecture Interior Honorable Mention 2017 (2) - International Photographer of the Year
Portrait Honorable Mention 2017 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture Interiors Bronze 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Architecture Interiors Honorable Mention 2017 (4) 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Architecture Bridges Honorable Mention 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Fine Art - Still Life Honorable Mention 2017 - Tokyo International Foto Awards
Architecture Honorable Mention 2017 - Monochrome Awards
Architecture/Fine Art Honorable Mention 2017 (4 images) - Prix de la Photographie Paris
Architecture Honorable Mention 2017 (2 images) - Monovision Awards
Street Photography Nominee 2016/2017 - Fine Art Photography Awards
Architecture Nominee 2016/2017 - Fine Art Photography Awards
Night Photography Honorable Mention 2016 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture Honorable Mention 2016 (2 images) - Monochrome Awards
Portrait Nominee 2015/2016 - Fine Arts Photography Awards
Portrait Honorable Mention 2016 - Monochrome Awards
Architecture Honorable Mention: Historic 2016 - International Photo Awards (IPA)
Architecture Honorable Mention: Bridges 2016 - International Photo Awards (IPA)
Architecture:Building Honorable Mention 2015 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture:Interior Honorable Mention 2015 - International Photographer of the Year
Architecture Nominee 2014 - Fine Arts Photography Awards, Single Image
Architecture Nominee 2014 - Fine Arts Photography Awards, Series
Finalist, Best of Photography 2014 - 2018, International Photography Competition, Photographer's Forum
PRESS
PUBLICATIONS
Best Photography 2014 - 2017, Photographer's Forum
Gallery exhibit catalogs: Black Box Gallery & PH21 Gallery
PAKS Gallery YouTube Video of their International Art Show at the Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
(page of exhibited art at 1:55 minute of video with comments from the curator)
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