Justin Mott

Justin Mott

Justin Mott
Born 1978
Rhode Island
Nationality American
Education San Francisco State University
Occupation Photographer
Years active 2004–present
Television Photo Face-Off
Website http://www.mottvisuals.com

Justin Mott (born 1978) is an American photographer and TV personality[1] based in Vietnam. He is the resident professional photographer on Photo Face-Off[2] – a reality TV show on History Channel where Mott competes against and judges amateur photographers throughout Southeast Asia.

He founded Mott Visuals in 2009. Mott Visuals is a commercial photography and video production business bringing his editorial and storytelling background to the commercial market.[3]

Early life and education

Mott was born in Rhode Island in 1978. He moved to San Francisco in 1999 and studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University from 2002–2006. He was selected to the prestigious Eddie Adams Workshop in 2007.[4]

Career

Mott was heavily influenced by Magnum photographer Philip Jones Griffiths book Agent Orange: Collateral Damage in Viet Nam. In 2005 Mott traveled to Vietnam to work on his own personal documentary project about Agent Orange victims. His project titled Legacy of Horror was later published in Newsweek[5] and was awarded the Marty Forscher Fellowship for humanistic photography given out by the Parson's School of Design in New York and was published in the PDN Annual Photography Awards Issue.

In 2007 Mott decided to live full time in Hanoi, Vietnam and work as a photojournalist. He has been working as a contributing photographer for the New York Times in Southeast Asia since 2007.[6] Mott has photographed over 100 diverse assignments for The New York Times covering a wide spectrum of topic throughout the region.[7]

In 2009 he founded a commercial photography and video production business bringing his editorial and storytelling background to the commercial market.

In 2013 Mott's work " Changing Face of Vietnam" was featured on the BBC.[8]

Awards

'The Elephant and the Swimmer' – Justin Mott Judges Comments from TPOTY Competition 2013: "Justin's image captures two worlds with serene beauty and elegance"

Television

Year Channel Title Role Other
2014 History Photo Face-Off resident professional photographer trailers[12][13][14][15]
2015 History Photo Face-Off, season 2 resident professional photographer 6 episodes, trailers[16][17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Photo Face-Off – Episodes, Videos & Schedule | History Asia". History Asia. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Photo Face-Off – Episodes, Videos & Schedule | History Asia". History Asia. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. ↑ PCL., Post Publishing. "Bangkok Post article". www.bangkokpost.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ↑ "Students". The Eddie Adams Workshop. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  5. ↑ "A Personal Project: Third-Generation Victims of Agent Orange". niemanreports.org. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  6. ↑ "On Assignment in Bagan, Myanmar - Slide Show - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  7. ↑ "I'm the Resident Photographer on the First Ever Photo Reality TV Show". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  8. ↑ "In pictures: Changing face of Vietnam – BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  9. ↑ "Justin Mott - Biography". Anastasia Photo. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  10. ↑ El-sawy, Tewfic (2013-03-29). "::: The Travel Photographer :::: Justin Mott | Travel". Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  11. ↑ "An Interview with Justin Mott | Winner of One Shot, Extraordinary | cazenove+loyd Luxury Travel Blog". blog.cazloyd.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  12. ↑ History Asia (September 25, 2014), Photo Face-Off: Thailand, retrieved 2016-03-30
  13. ↑ History Asia (September 25, 2014), Photo Face-Off: Indonesia, retrieved 2016-03-30
  14. ↑ History Asia (September 16, 2014), Photo Face-Off : Watch Now, retrieved 2016-03-30
  15. ↑ History Asia (September 16, 2014), Photo Face-Off : Watch Now, retrieved 2016-03-30
  16. ↑ History Asia (September 15, 2015), Photo Face-Off S2: Storytelling, retrieved 2016-03-30
  17. ↑ History Asia (September 15, 2015), Photo Face-Off is back for S2, retrieved 2016-03-30
  18. ↑ "Photo Face-Off S2: Focus, Imagine, Capture & Immortalize". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  19. ↑ History Asia (November 5, 2015), The Best of Justin – Photo Face-Off S2, retrieved 2016-03-30
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