Photographer Ethan Welty in action, hanging precariously over a canyon in the North Cascades. © Yoav Bar-Ness

Born in 1986. Raised in France. Earned BS degrees in Physics and Mathematical Biology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Worked as photo editor and photographer at his college newspaper. Snorkeled northwest rivers and mapped fish distributions for USGS. Moved to Boulder. Images glaciers in Alaska for a PhD at the University of Colorado. Climbs mountains. Bakes bread. Speaks English, French and some Spanish. Walks, talks, eats and photographs his way across continents.

    Exhibitions
  • 2008   OKOK Gallery · A Collective Vision II
  • 2008   MOHAI · International Conservation Photography Awards
  • 2007   Art Wolfe Gallery · Environmental Photography Invitational
  • 2007   Ouch My Eye Gallery · A Collective Vision
  • 2007   ArtWorks Gallery · (solo) Nature Eclectic
  • 2006   Odegaard Library · At Random
Clients & Publications
  • Outside
  • Backpacker
  • NG Traveler
  • Budget Travel
  • Aurora Photos
  • Columns
  • University of Washington
  • Landau Associates
  • The Stranger
  • The UW Daily
  • The Stanford Daily