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. Having recently outfitted a cargo van with a makeshift film lab, Yates is expanding his scope through cross-country travels, capturing America's overlooked spaces along the way.
Residencies
2026 The Elf School of the Arts Winter Darkroom Residency, Hayesville, NC
Exhibitions
2026 ArtFields, Lake City, SC
2026 Questioning a Fly, Camaleón, Savannah, GA (Curator: Alex Mendi)
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 After the Harvest, The Cobra Room Gallery, Savannah, GA (Curator: Marcela Sinnet)
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
