David H. Wells

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David H. Wells is a photographer and film-maker affiliated with Aurora Photos.

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Life and work

Wells received a B.A in Liberal Arts from Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA. He has taught classes at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Rhode Island, and workshops at the Maine Media Workshops. He is on the faculty of the International Center for Photography in New York City. He was featured in Photo District News as a "Best Workshop Instructor." [1] He served as a judge for the Alexia Foundation in 1996. [2]

Wells works across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He is affiliated with Aurora Photos of Portland, ME, since 2003. He has worked as a workshop instructor at Maine Media Workshops, [3] Unique Photo, [4] CreativeLive, [5] Centro de la Imagen, in Mexico City [6] Pathshala school of photography in Dacca, Bangladesh, [7] and Objectifs, Singapore Center for Film and Photography.

Publications with contributions by Wells

Awards

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

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