Paolo Morales is a photographer whose work investigates the documentary tradition from the positionality of an Asian-American male. Morales’ photographs have been the subject of eight solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. In 2025, his work will appear in the SPRING/BREAK Art Show and in Fellowship 25 at the Silver Eye Center for Photography. His photographs have been published in VICE Magazine, Papersafe Magazine, The Washington Post, Dazed, and The New Yorker. He was a participant at Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, a recipient of the Hamiltonian Artists Fellowship, and an artist-in-residence at Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, and the Center for Photography at Woodstock.

Morales received an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography at Bucknell University. He was born and raised in New York City and lives with his wife and corgi in Philadelphia.


Links:
WUL Magazine Interview
Delaware County Community College Artist Talk
Cabrini University Artist Talk
Thursday Night Photo Talk at PPAC
Real Photo Show
The New Yorker
Marble Hill Camera Club Zine
Hamiltonian Gallery Lecture
Papersafe Magazine
VICE Magazine
Washington City Paper
The Washington Post
Documentary by Ines Renique
Dazed Digital
Paper Journal
Strange Fire Collective
Collector Daily

Email: paolojmorales@gmail.com
Instagram: @paolojmorales