Holly Lynton was born in Boulder, Colorado and was raised both there and in New York City. Her photographs focus on understanding rural communities in the United States through their agricultural history, current industry, and ritual. Her images underscore the importance of having unmediated experiences with the natural world. In a new project, she examines the intersection of faith, history, and the environment.
Lynton received a BA in Psychology in 1994 from Yale University, where she also studied photography. She received an MFA in Photography from Bard College in 2000. Lynton's photographs have been exhibited internationally and can be found in the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery, the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, The Fidelity Collection, and the Lowe Art Museum.
Lynton has received numerous awards and grants including The Aaron Siskind Individual Photographer’s Fellowship, the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship, and The Syngenta Photography Award. Yale University recently awarded her a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University for her series on Methodist Camp Meetings in South Carolina. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Miami Herald, The New York Times, Preview Massachusetts, and The Boston Globe.
