Joshua William Yates (He/Him) is a photographer based in Savannah, Georgia, USA. His journey started at 15 in a high school darkroom, sparking a lifelong connection to analog processes. His photographs explore themes of solitude, impermanence, and transformation, particularly in abandoned industrial spaces and forgotten architecture. An emerging artist with recent group exhibition features, Yates is expanding his scope through cross-country travels, capturing America's overlooked spaces along the way.
Exhibitions
2026 ArtFields, Lake City, SC
2025 Slow Exposures Festival, Zebulon, GA, 3rd Place, Main Exhibition (Jurors: Erin Dunn, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Telfair Museums, Savannah, GA and Amanda Smith, Founder and Co-Director, A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX)
2025 Abandoned, Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2025 Far Away, The Photopoint Gallery, Richmond Hill, GA (Juror: Joanna Angell, Artist and Associate Professor of Art, Savannah, GA)
2025 Wild Thing, Arts Southeast, Savannah, GA
2025 Focus 2025, Atlanta Center for Photography Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Jurors: Anna Walker Skillman, Co-Founder and Creative Director, and Ashley Linpinsel, Gallery Director of Jackson Fine Art)
2025 HCP's 42nd Center Annual Exhibition, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX (Juror: Dr. Rebecca Senf, Chief Curator at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ)
2025 Silver & Salt, Valhall Arts, Ft. Collins, CO
2025 Begin Again, Arts Southeast, Savannah, GA
Residencies
2026 The Elf School of the Arts, Hayesville, NC
