Evan James Benally Atwood
I am nádleehí Diné photographer and artist born to Ta'neeszahnii (Tangle clan), Áshįįhí (Salt people clan), Naakai Dine'é (Mexican clan), and Bilagáana (English/Welsh) residing in the ancestral lands of the Chinook tribe (portland, or).
My work is often intimately personal, yet invites the viewer into the story to reflect and connect. Within the last year, my work has appeared in TIME magazine and Vice Broadly, and at the Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase in New York, among others. In a way, my work grew with/from the intersection of a queer identity and honoring my ancestral Dinê lineage. I work passionately within the queer, indigenous feminist communities, documenting stories, and uplifting marginalized voices.
Ultimately my work is driven by thoughtfully documenting using photography and film, with the intent to inspire others in shared communities.
all enquiries:
evanjamesatwood@gmail.com
CLIENTS & PUBLICATIONS
- The South Hampton Review, Issue 27, Summer/Fall 2020
- Design Portland Story, Interview 2019
- ImagiNative Film Fest, Oct 2019, Indians Never Die
- TIME Mag, From florida to alaska, america’s LGBTQ bars Feel Like Home to Many, 2019
- Vice Broadly Interview, 2019
- Native Cinema Showcase in New York, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Heye Center, 2019
- She Shreds x Red Bull Music B2B, Creative Director, 2018
- Saddle Creek Records, Black Belt Eagle Scout "Indians Never Die" Music Video, Director 2018
- The Independent Haley Heynderickx "No Face" Music Video, Director 2018
- OBP, Jared Mees's "Blue Angels" Music Video, Director 2017
- iGNANT, "A Portrait of the Navajo Reservation, Photo Essay 2016
- Hello Mr Magazine, "Running Dry" Photo & Essay, 2015
- “20 under 20” – Milk Studios, New York, New York, 2014
- IGNANT, Feature 2015
- Huffington Post, 2014
- Flickr, 20 Under 20, 2014
EDUCATION
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, May 2015
Major in Marketing, Minor in Photography
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England
Studied through an International Exchange program, 2013 – 2014
International Management & Marketing