Nolan Septer studied photography at the Isaacson School for Communication, Arts & Media at Colorado Mountain College. He has exhibited his work in numerous group shows in Colorado, Minnesota, and New York. In 2020, he documented the Back Lives Matter protests that ensued after the death of George Floyd. An image from that series was displayed at the International Center of Photography in New York City in their show ICP Concerned: Global Images for Global Crisis. That show culminated in a book by the same name. Nolan has received multiple honorable mentions in the International Photography Awards. He now resides in Minneapolis, and is still making his landscape work, while also developing some documentary projects. He had his first solo exhibition at Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis in 2023. He is now into shooting 35mm film and recently has learned how to make prints in the darkroom.