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Paul Chesley has been a freelance photographer with the National
Geographic since 1975, and has completed over 35 projects worldwide
with the Society. He was recently honored by the inclusion of his work
in the Society's first major exhibition, "The Art of Photography at
National Geographic: A 100 Year Retrospective" at the Corcoran Gallery
of Art in Washington, D.C. Solo exhibitions of his work have appeared
in museums in London, Tokyo, New York and Honolulu. His photographic essays are also regularly featured in magazines including LIFE, Fortune, GEO, Newsweek and Time. Recent books with his work have been Mothers & Daughters, The Circle of Life, The Mission (on the Mormon faith), Passage to Vietnam, Borbudur, Planet Vegas, Thailand: 7 Days in the Kingdom, Indonesia: A Voyage Through the Archipelago, Malaysia: Heart of Southeast Asia, Mauritius, Bangkok, Hawaii, Colorado, and America: Then & Now. He has also participated in thirteen Day in the Life book projects, including the most recently published A Day in the Life of Israel and a book with Rick Smolan entitled 24 Hours in Cyberspace and One Digital Day. He is the photographer for three book projects: The Rockies and The Continental Divide for the National Geographic Society and recently released Minnesota for Random House Publishing. Chesley was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, and resides in Aspen, Colorado. His image of the Geisha on the phone has been recently featured on the cover of the National Geographic's book Photographs Then and Now. |