TATUM WULFF
Tatum Wulff, freelance travel, street and portrait photographer and painter, is based on the beautiful west coast of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tatum has traveled extensively to several evocative, historic and off-the-beaten-path locations worldwide. Intrigued by cultural diversity and history, her passion for photography was sparked in the early '90's during her initial travels through rural areas of Thailand. While captivated by the breathtaking surroundings she found herself in, it was the deeply kind and humble local people she crossed paths with, and the friends amongst them she made, which served as a catalyst for her new found love of photography. Her camera quickly became her closest travel companion. Subsequent destinations included India, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Israel, Egypt, Spain, Brazil, USA (the mainland and the Hawaiian Islands), China, Japan, Sri Lanka and Mexico.
A deep love of Japan, its people, history and culture, led Tatum to make it her home for 8 years, where she was soon immersed in the traditional arts and became an apprentice for Miwa Atsuko, a nationally renowned master of Nihonga, an honored traditional Japanese art form which uses crushed minerals and natural pigments on washi paper.
Her passion for exploring the world has become a lifestyle and she continues to travel as often as possible.
Tatum's photographic work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, Spain, Italy and in a number of loctions in the U.S., and has been printed in various publications worldwide.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
In exploring and celebrating the beauty, humor and tragedy of our collective human experience, photography has become an unparalleled means of personal expression. I am drawn to people, their stories, and to finding those fleeting serendipitous moments that reveal themselves through a combination of intuition, luck, and constant preparedness. My background studies in art and painting have informed the way I now photograph scenes and characters on the street. Sometimes I feel I try to frame people in the same way in which I would paint them.
Exhibitions
2018 - Finalist image from MSPF 2017 exhibited at Street Photo Milano, Spazio Edit, Milan, Italy. here
2017 - Finalist for Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) 2017 Competition. here
2016 - Finalist for Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) 2016 Competition. here
2016 – Photo selected for the OBSCURE STREET photography exhibition in Dublin, Ireland, at the In-Spire Galerie. July 8th – 21st. OBSCURE STREET is part of the Photo Ireland Festival 2016. here
2016 – Photo selected for MSPF, Miami Street Photography Festival 2015 competition, on exhibit at History Miami’s Center for Photography till January 17th, 2016. here
2015 – Finalist for Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) 2015 Competition. here
2014 – Invitation to exhibit for ‘Eye On The Street’ exhibition at the Miami Street Photography Festival 2014. December 4th – 7th. here
2014 – Finalist for the Urban Picnic Street Photography Competition in Saffron Walden, United Kingdom. Finalists exhibit at the Urban Picnic Gallery from June 28th as part of their permanent street photography exhibition. here
2014 – Photo selected by the Black and WhiteStreet.com group for a street photography exposition in Tejeda Canary Island, Spain. July 5th – 26th. here
2008 – Three photos selected for a Photography exhibition at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. here
Publications
2015 – A selection of 10 photographs published in Interkulturalnost(Interculturality) magazine. Marchedition.
2015 – Photographs selected for publication in ISP, the InternationalStreet Photography magazine. January/February issue.
2014 – Photograph selected for publication in ISP, the InternationalStreet Photography magazine. Augustissue.
2014 – Photograph selected by 1X.com for publication in the 1X Yearbook,“MONO”.
2013 - Photograph selected for publication in the Black and WhiteStreet.com book.
2013 – Photographs published in The Bulletin magazine. February and December issues.
Awards
2016 - Finalist for the Miami Street Photography Festival 2016 (MSPF). here
2015 – Finalist for the Miami Street Photography Festival 2015 (MSPF). here
2014 - Honorable Mention for two photographs, by the IPA, International Photography Awards. here
2014 – Finalist for the Urban Picnic Street Photography Competition, Saffron Walden, United Kingdom. here
2013 – 1st Prize for the ‘My New West’ Photography competition, B.C., Canada.
2008 – Special Recognition Award for a jury paneled photography exhibition at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
Features
2013 - Present - Photograph printed and displayed in the National Geographic office in Washington, D.C. here
2014 - Photograph featured on the 121 Clicks website, best Flickr entries of July 2014. here
2013 - Guest Editor in July, for Urban Picnic Street Photography. here
2011 - Featured Artist on Nihonga100.wordpress.com. Tatum Wulff: An Apprenticeship in Japan by Eve Loh. here
National Geographic Features
November 19, 2014 - "Barber & Co" image editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
September 6, 2014 - "Harajuku Girl" selected as an 'Editor's Favorite', by Monica Corcoran, Managing Editor of Your Shot.
April 29, 2013 - "Portrait of a Man on a Train" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
February 1, 2013 - "Sojourn" was Photo of the Day on the National Geographic website.
January 24, 2013 - "Girl With A Buttoned Sweater" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
January 7, 2013 - "Sojourn" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
March 25, 2010 - "Kindhearted Soul" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
August 11, 2010 - "Blue Sunrise" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
"Blue Sunrise" was editor selected for 'Your China Photos' album, one of National Geographic's Top Ten Photo Galleries of The Year for 2010.
Dec 9th, 2010 - "Shibuya-bound" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
Nov. 16th, 2010 - "MAIKO. Kyoto" was editor selected for National Geographic's Daily Dozen.
Kodak Features
March 11, 2011 - "Kindhearted Soul" was editor selected for Kodak's Picture of The Day.
August 8, 2010 - "Blue Sunrise" was editor selected for Kodak's Picture of The Day.
January 30th, 2010 - "MAIKO. Kyoto" was editor selected for Kodak's Picture of The Day.
Exhibited Paintings
2008 - "Zou" - Nihonga, Traditional Japanese painting: Selected for a juried art exhibit at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
2007 - "A New Beginning" - Nihonga, Traditional Japanese painting: Selected for a juried art exhibit at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
2006 - "Kujira" - Nihonga, Traditional Japanese painting: Received a Silver Award at a juried art exhibit at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
2006 - "Sunflowers II" - Nihonga, Traditional Japanese painting: Selected for a juried art auction held at The University of Women's Club Vancouver-Hycroft. Vancouver, British Columbia.
2005 - "Gentle Heart" - Nihonga, Traditional Japanese painting: Selected for a juried art exhibit at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
2003 - "Sunflowers" - Nihonga, Traditional Japanese painting: Selected for a juried art exhibit at the Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan.