Stephen Johnson
photographer · designer
Stephen Johnson is an American photographer, designer, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work explores the concerns of a landscape artist working in an increasingly industrialized world, with a focus on environmental issues and human-altered lands. He was the curator and editor/designer for 'At Mono Lake' (1980–1983) and is recognized as a pioneer in digital photography. Johnson has been involved in numerous high-tech consulting roles for companies like Adobe and Apple, influencing software development including Photoshop. His photographic projects include 'The Great Central Valley Project', 'Western Artifacts', and the 'Digital National Parks Project'. He has taught at various colleges since 1979 and is a founding member of X-Rite's Coloratti group.[1,2]
- landscape photography
- environmental issues
- digital photography
- human-altered lands
Books
Works by Stephen Johnson
- 1993 The Great Central Valley: California's Heartland Co-created with Robert Dawson and Gerald Haslam.
- 1993 Making a Digital Book Documenting how computers were used in creating California's Heartland.
- 2006 Stephen Johnson on Digital Photography Comprehensive and seminal work on digital photography.
Exhibitions
- 1980 At Mono Lake
- 1986 The Great Central Valley Project
Awards
- 1988 Congressional Special Recognition Award
- 1997 ColorSync Profiling Excellence Award