Liz Wells, writer and curator, is Professor Emeritus in Photographic Culture, University of Plymouth, UK. Her research centers on land, landscape, place, and contemporary environmental issues. Publications include Photography, Curation, Criticism, an anthology (2023); Land Matters, Landscape Photography, Culture and Identity (2011, reprinted 2021), as well as writings for artist books, exhibition catalogues and other published collections. Academic textbooks edited by her include The Photography Reader (2019), The Photography Culture Reader (2019), and Photography: A Critical Introduction (7th ed. forthcoming 2026). Wells is a founding co-editor for photographies, Routledge journals, and series editor for Photography, Place, Environment, Routledge Academic. Recent exhibitions as curator include Sea, Sand and Soil: Plastics in our Environment (Pingyao International Photography Festival, China, 2021), and Seedscapes: Future-proofing Nature (UK tour, 2020-21). 

Wells was a member of the Board of Directors, Society for Photographic Education, USA (2011-18). Awards include: an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 2017; Honored Educator, Society for Photographic Education, 2021; The Royal Photographic Society, J Dudley Johnston Award, 2022, for research in photographic culture. She lives in Devon, UK.

Web: lizwellswriter-curator.co.uk

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