Just Loomis (born January 1957 in Reno, Nevada) is a fine art photographer known for his portraiture and fashion photography. His work has been published and exhibited internationally and has appeared in

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. His book of American portraits, "As We Are" was published in 2010 by Hatje Cantz.

Career

Early work

Just Loomis began taking photographs in the 1970s. His earliest work, taken when he was in high school, focused on the people and landscapes around Reno, Nevada, where he was raised.

Recent work

Hatje Cantz in Berlin published Loomis' work in a book. "As We Are" was published in 2010, was nominated for the Deutscher Fotobuchpreis, and was named "Photobook of the Year" by Communication Arts and PDN magazines. The publication of "As We Are" led to a one-man exhibit of the work at the Stenersen Museum in Oslo, Norway.Harder, Matthias. Afterword. "As We Are." Berlin: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2010. 111-113. Print Loomis has just completed a project on the Volksbuehne theater in Berlin and is preparing his second book with Hatje Cantz.

Awards

*1986 - Nominated for the

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Exhibitions

*March 2017, Rausch und Kontrolle, Volksbuehne Theater, Berlin *November 2013, Women, Hiltawsky Gallery, Berli

*June 2012, Three Boys, Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasaden

*February 2010, As We Are and Aha the Photographs, Stenersen Museum, Osl

*June 2009, Three Boys, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berli

*May 2009, Walk Away, Lincoln Center, New York

References

External links

*http://www.hatjecantz.de/just-loomis-5073-1.html *http://www.hatjecantz.de/just-loomis-2533-1.html *http://www.justloomis.com/about *http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/24/image/la-ig-helmut-20120624 *https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134724/http://www.threeboysfrompasadena.com/ *http://epubs.nsla.nv.gov/statepubs/epubs/210777-1993-4winter.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Loomis, Just Fine art photographers American portrait photographers 1957 births Living people Businesspeople from Reno, Nevada Photography academics Photographers from California Academy of Art University faculty 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers