Joaquín Palting is the son of two academicians. His mother is an artist who taught photography at institutions of higher learning and workshops in his childhood home. His father is a theoretical chemist who has made significant contributions in the understanding of quantum mechanics.

Joaquín’s earliest memories are assisting his mother, a landscape photographer, out in the field as she worked. These early recollections left an indelible mark that continue to guide his art practice. Joaquín’s mother was a student of two illustrious figures in photography’s historical canon, Brett Weston and Jerry Ulesmann. Hints of that photographic lineage, and tradition, can be found in his work.

Early in his two-decade-long year career, Joaquín moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly established his prominence as an editorial and advertising photographer. Working bi-coastally, between Los Angeles and New York, Joaquín counted: The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Nike, Nordstrom, Footlocker, Virgin, Warner Brothers Records, and Sony among his numerous clients.

In 2015 Joaquín decided to shift his focus from commercial photography to building an art practice and becoming an art educator and academic. As a visual artist, he is known for his conceptual storytelling, creating works using traditional large format photography, video, and performance. His art has been exhibited internationally and featured on the websites of countless contemporary photography tastemakers, including Aperture, Float Magazine, Landscape Stories, LensCulture, LenScratch, and Urbanautica.

In addition to his art practice, Joaquín is a much sought-after instructor who teaches art and photography at many venues, including San Diego State University, The University of California, Irvine, Medium Photo, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, and the Laguna Art Museum.

Joaquín is currently a Lecturer of Art at San Diego State University. He holds an MFA in Studio Art from the University of California, Irvine.

You can follow Joaquín on Instagram @iamjoaquinpalting For commissions, assignments, print sales, photography or art instruction please email jpalting@gmail.com or call +1.310.497.4971.