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Mike Belleme is a self-taught, Appalachian-born documentary photographer living in Asheville, North Carolina. His work explores connection and community by considering the seen and unseen forces that dictate how we perceive each other and the world around us. Belleme’s assignment work focuses primarily on the rural southeastern United States, and has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Time, Guardian, National Geographic, Atlantic, LA Times, Le Monde, NPR, CNN, NBC, ProPublica, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Esquire, Outside, Fortune, Stern, and many more. His first book, Mise-en-Scène (Oro Editions, 2021), a collaboration with urbanist Chris Reed, explores the implications of design at a variety of scales for urban life and ecology.
Belleme’s community outreach efforts include mentorship of young photographers, and board service for Maker’s Circle, an Asheville arts non-profit. He is co-founder of two photography communities: Six Feet Photography, formed to share work and build community during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Kinship Photography, a group designed to create community and resources for lens-based artists using their craft to deepen their relationships with the natural world.
Belleme has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, American Photography, Indie Book Awards, ASME Photography and Illustration Awards, and Urbanautica Institute. He has participated in group exhibitions and lectures throughout the United States and held solo exhibitions in North Carolina, Virginia, Hawaii, and Georgia.
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Mike Belleme is a self-taught, Appalachian-born documentary photographer living in Asheville, North Carolina. His work explores connection and community by considering the seen and unseen forces that dictate how we perceive each other and the world around us. Belleme’s assignment work focuses primarily on the rural southeastern United States, and has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Time, Guardian, National Geographic, Atlantic, LA Times, Le Monde, NPR, CNN, NBC, ProPublica, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Esquire, Outside, Fortune, Stern, and many more. His first book, Mise-en-Scène (Oro Editions, 2021), a collaboration with urbanist Chris Reed, explores the implications of design at a variety of scales for urban life and ecology.
Belleme’s community outreach efforts include mentorship of young photographers, and board service for Maker’s Circle, an Asheville arts non-profit. He is co-founder of two photography communities: Six Feet Photography, formed to share work and build community during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Kinship Photography, a group designed to create community and resources for lens-based artists using their craft to deepen their relationships with the natural world.
Belleme has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, American Photography, Indie Book Awards, ASME Photography and Illustration Awards, and Urbanautica Institute. He has participated in group exhibitions and lectures throughout the United States and held solo exhibitions in North Carolina, Virginia, Hawaii, and Georgia.
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Mike Belleme is a self-taught, Appalachian-born documentary photographer living in Asheville, North Carolina. His work explores connection and community by considering the seen and unseen forces that dictate how we perceive each other and the world around us. Belleme’s assignment work focuses primarily on the rural southeastern United States, and has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Time, Guardian, National Geographic, Atlantic, LA Times, Le Monde, NPR, CNN, NBC, ProPublica, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Esquire, Outside, Fortune, Stern, and many more. His first book, Mise-en-Scène (Oro Editions, 2021), a collaboration with urbanist Chris Reed, explores the implications of design at a variety of scales for urban life and ecology.
Belleme’s community outreach efforts include mentorship of young photographers, and board service for Maker’s Circle, an Asheville arts non-profit. He is co-founder of two photography communities: Six Feet Photography, formed to share work and build community during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Kinship Photography, a group designed to create community and resources for lens-based artists using their craft to deepen their relationships with the natural world.
Belleme has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, American Photography, Indie Book Awards, ASME Photography and Illustration Awards, and Urbanautica Institute. He has participated in group exhibitions and lectures throughout the United States and held solo exhibitions in North Carolina, Virginia, Hawaii, and Georgia.
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Mike Belleme is a self-taught, Appalachian-born documentary photographer living in Asheville, North Carolina. His work explores connection and community by considering the seen and unseen forces that dictate how we perceive each other and the world around us. Belleme’s assignment work focuses primarily on the rural southeastern United States, and has appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Time, Guardian, National Geographic, Atlantic, LA Times, Le Monde, NPR, CNN, NBC, ProPublica, Wall Street Journal, Wired, Esquire, Outside, Fortune, Stern, and many more. His first book, Mise-en-Scène (Oro Editions, 2021), a collaboration with urbanist Chris Reed, explores the implications of design at a variety of scales for urban life and ecology.
Belleme’s community outreach efforts include mentorship of young photographers, and board service for Maker’s Circle, an Asheville arts non-profit. He is co-founder of two photography communities: Six Feet Photography, formed to share work and build community during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Kinship Photography, a group designed to create community and resources for lens-based artists using their craft to deepen their relationships with the natural world.
Belleme has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, American Photography, Indie Book Awards, ASME Photography and Illustration Awards, and Urbanautica Institute. He has participated in group exhibitions and lectures throughout the United States and held solo exhibitions in North Carolina, Virginia, Hawaii, and Georgia.