Documentary Photographer & Educator

Based in Boston | A preeminent American documentary photographer and educator, he is widely recognized for his long-term studies of the American landscape and workforce. A two-time Traveling Fellow of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, his work bridges the gap between historical documentation and fine art, capturing the raw evolution of contemporary society.

Biography

An alumnus of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA), Boston, and Tufts University, he began his career balancing high-level commercial assignments with deeply personal documentary projects. His early work was supported by a prestigious Traveling Fellowship, allowing him to document the former Soviet satellite states of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia during the transformative period following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

By the late 1990s, he shifted his focus entirely to personal documentary practice, embarking on a landmark seven-year project: the documentation of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. This monumental body of work was published in 2004 as Digging: The Workers of Boston’s Big Dig, now considered a definitive visual record of one of the most complex engineering feats in American history.

Teaching & Academic Authority

Beyond his practice, he has maintained a lifelong commitment to photographic education. He has served on the faculties of Parsons School of Design, The New School for Social Research in New York, and his alma mater, the SMFA. For the past six years, he has continued this legacy as an Instructor of Photography at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt).

Contemporary Work

Since 2005, his lens has remained focused on the nuances of American life, with significant bodies of work produced in Boston, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. His images are held in major public and private collections and have appeared in leading U.S. newspapers and international periodicals.

This collection is curated as a forensic sequence of 15 essential images to reflect the narrative depth and market significance of Guatemala. Curated by The MF Gallery from the archives of Michael Hintlian, all works are available for acquisition.