About
Nathaniel Grann (Minnesota, 1990) is a photographer and photo editor based in Lancaster, PA. Grann has previously worked as a senior photo editor in the motion picture industry and a photo editor for Shutterstock and The Washington Post. He was the co-founder of the independent photobook publisher, Empty Stretch, and is currently a co-founder of the Image Threads Collective. Grann published his first monograph Midwest Sentimental (Peperoni Books) in 2018, and has had his photographs, photobooks, and zines exhibited widely across the United States and internationally. Grann received an MFA in Photography from the University of Hartford and a BFA in photojournalism from the Corcoran College of Art + Design.

Contact
studio [@] nathanielgrann.com

Education
M.F.A. Photography, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, Cum Laude, 2016.
B.F.A. Photojournalism, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC, Summa Cum Laude, 2012.
Language of Photojournalism International Course, Danish School of Media and Journalism, Aarhus, Denmark, 2011.

Teaching Experience
Lancaster Country Day School, Photography Teacher, 2022 - present.
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Adjunct Faculty, 2022 - present.
Image Threads Collective, Mentorship Program, Instructor, 2020 - 2022.
The George Washington University, Professorial Lecturer in Photography, Washington, DC, 2022.
Image Threads Collective, Photography as Language: From Image to Book, Instructor, Kolga Tbilisi Photo Week, Georgia, 2021.
Image Threads Collective, Photobook Foundation Workshop at Fototeca de Cuba, Instructor, Havana, Cuba, 2017.
The Winnebago Workshop, Little Brown Mushroom, Teaching Assistant to Alec Soth, St. Paul, MN, 2015.
Empty Stretch, Fridge Gallery Workshop, Instructor, Washington, DC, 2014.
Corcoran College of Art + Design, Teaching Assistant to Caroline Couig and Mary Calvert, Washington, DC 2012.

Professional Work Experience
Image Threads Collective, Co-Founder, 2017 - present.
Industry Art Works, Senior Photo Editor, 2019 - 2021.
Shutterstock, Editorial Photo Editor, 2017 - 2019.
Empty Stretch, Co-Founder and Editor, 2010 - 2018.
The Washington Post, Associate Photo Editor and Photo Technician, 2012 - 2014.
The Washington Post, Online Photo Editor Intern, 2011.
Indie Photobook Library, Exhibition Collaborator and Assistant, 2012.
Corcoran College of Art + Design, Digital Photography Lab Technician, 2010 - 2012.

Educational + Professional Workshops
Science of Teaching and School Leadership Academy, The Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning, 2023.
Looking Together Virtual Workshop, Aperture Foundation, 2023.
Review Santa Fe Symposium, CENTER, 2017.

Awards
Stanley Fellman Award, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, 2016.
Pictures of the Year International, Second place in Newspaper Editing Portfolio, The Washington Post, 2013.
Visual Concepts Foundation Award, Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC, 2008.

Monographs
Midwest Sentimental, Peperoni Books, Berlin, Germany, 2018.

Zines
Walking with Mr. Grann #1, Self Published, Lancaster, PA, 2024.
One Week of Sunsetting, Self Published, Los Angeles, CA, 2019.
Sometime Blues + Witches Brew, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2014.
A Mid-Western Tragedy, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2012.
Aspects Of Patriotism, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2011.
Mediations One: Where’s The ‘æ’ Key?, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2011.

Solo Exhibitions
Midwest Sentimental, The Coalescence, Jackson, TN, 2019 - 2020.

Group Exhibitions
Month of Photography Los Angeles: Photobook Exhibition, House of Lucie, Los Angeles, CA, 2019.
And Light Followed The Flight Of Sound Exhibition, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2018.
The Kitab: Almora Edition Exhibition, The Kitab Photobook Festival, Kasar Devi, India, 2018.
Le Boudoir 2.0: Screenings from Abroad, Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France, 2018.
Arena: Hartford MFA Class of 2016, Galería L a la Universidad de La Habana, Havana, Cuba, 2017.
Arena: Hartford MFA Class of 2016, Baxter Street at The Camera Club of New York, New York, NY, 2017.
One Finger Off: Hartford MFA Class of 2016, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT, 2016.
A Process 2.0: Der Grief Magazine Guest-room, Krakow Photomonth, Krakow, Poland, 2018.
Common Sense(s): A Photozine Exhibition, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY, 2016.
Dreams of Dogs: Hartford M.F.A. Class of 2016, Kominek Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2015.
Zineworld, Doomed Gallery, London, UK, 2015.
INFOCUS: Juried Exhibition of Self Published Photobooks, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2014.
One Place or Another, Aviary Gallery, Jamaica Plain, MA, 2014.
Across The Gutter, HumanNYC, New York, NY, 2014.
Indie Photobook Library at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
The Collaborative Photobook, Society of Photographic Education National Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2014.
Indie Photobook Library presents A Bookshelf By Empty Stretch, FotoNOMA, Washington, DC, 2013.
Personal Effects, Furthermore Gallery, Washington, DC, 2013.
Show + Tell, Furthermore Gallery, Washington, DC, 2013.
Indie Photobook Library at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2013.
A Fair, Art + Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2013.
Aint-Bad Magazine presents A Small Publication Showcase, Blanc Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 2012.
Indie Photobook Library at PhotoNOLA, PhotoNOLA, New Orleans, LA, 2012.
Disposable?, The Louisiana, London, UK, 2012.
NEXT at the Corcoran: BFA Class of 2012, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2012.
pik One, Kolle - Bolle Gallery, Lyon, France, 2012.
DIY Photographers + Books, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2012.
Indie Photobook Library at Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Atlanta, GA, 2011.
Corcoran College of Art + Design Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Gallery 31, Washington, DC, 2010.
Corcoran College of Art + Design Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Gallery 31, Washington, DC, 2009.

Group Publications
Nathaniel Grann / Meadow Treadwell, Fiiiirst, Online, 2022.
Goldenrod Zine Issue 1, Goldenrod Editions, USA, 2020.
Johan Buch / Nathaniel Grann, Stay At Home Photography, Online, 2020.
Nathaniel Grann / Virginia Wilcox, a new nothing, Online, 2018 - 2019.
And Light Followed The Flight Of Sound, One Day Projects, USA 2018.
Received: A Boxset Of Books, Oranbeg Press, New York, NY, 2015.
Interleaves, Oranbeg Press, New York, NY, 2015.
Petty Thieves Five, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2014.
Petty Thieves Four: Coast to Coast, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2014.
Papersafe Issue 1: Sage, CatLABS, Roslindale, MA, 2014.
Petty Thieves Three, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2013.
pIK Magazine Issue 1, Lyon, France, 2012.
TWENTY/12, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2012.
Petty Thieves, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2011.
Empty Stretch #1: Home, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2010.

Curatorial Projects
Collected Tales: The Journal of Grievances Vol. IV, Editor, Antics Publications, Bogotá / New York, 2022.
Retrograde, Editor, Image Threads Collective, New York, NY, 2019.
Oranbeg Net 04 - I Fear For My Safety, Furthermore Gallery, Washington, DC, 2014.
Petty Thieves Four: Coast To Coast, Artisphere, Arlington, VA, 2014.
Petty Thieves Three, Petworth Citizen + Reading Room, Washington, DC, 2013.
Indie Photobook Library at Flash Forward Festival, Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston, MA, 2012.
Mediations Zine Series, Empty Stretch, Washington, DC, 2011.

Collections
Archive of Documentary Arts, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Fototeca de Cuba, Havana, Cuba.
PhotoIreland Collection, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
William H. Mortensen Library, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT.

Lectures and Artist Visits
Corcoran College of Art + Design, Washington, DC.
Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster, PA.
The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie, Berlin, Germany.
Venice Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
 
Select Features, Interviews, Press, etc.

  • Eller, Kassandra. “Collective Week: Image Threads Collective.” Lenscratch, Online, December 13, 2023.

  • Schneider, Anna. “‘Midwest Sentimental’ by Photographer Nathaniel Grann.” BOOOOOOOM!, Online, February 7, 2020.

  • Clausing, Gerhard. “Nathaniel Grann – Midwest Sentimental.” PhotoBook Journal, Online, October 19, 2018.

  • Iqbal, Nosheen. “The Next Generation: Five Leading Photographers Pick The Hottest New Talent.” The Observer, In print and online, October 14, 2018.

  • Wilcox, Virginia. “Nathaniel Grann: Midwest Sentimental.” Lenscratch, Online, September 17, 2018.

  • Wilson, Will. “Up For Review - 'Midwest Sentimental' by Nathaniel Grann.” Aint - Bad, Online, July 25, 2018.

  • “Nathaniel Grann Makes Us Reflect On The Meaning Of Family Life.” C41 Magazine, Online, July 20, 2018.

  • “Nathaniel Grann Explores the Idea of Family Through Images of His Own One.” FotoRoom, Online, July 11, 2018.

  • Dickerman, Kenneth. “A Photographer Tries to Answer 'What Makes a Family Click? What Holds a Family Together?'.” The Washington Post, Online, May 23, 2018.

  • Crombie, Jason. “Print Ain't Dead: Empty Stretch Publishing.” Monster Children, Online, September 24, 2015.

  • “Interview with Nathaniel Grann.” One Giant Arm, Online, February 16, 2012.