Forest McMullin is a freelance photographer and WRITER based in Atlanta, GA. He specializes in photographing fringe social groups and is respected for his ability to bring out their dignity while still showing them with directness and honesty. HE WRITES BOTH LONG AND SHORT FORM FICTION.
His photographs have been exhibited across the United States as well as in Paris and Beijing. His work is found in numerous public and private collections. Currently he spends his time writing fiction. His novel, Shooting at Shadows, is a thriller based on his experiences photographing neo-Nazis in the 1990s and is seeking a publisher. He has received many fellowships, grants, and artist residencies.
His commercial photography clients include: Corning Inc., Xerox, Ford Motor Company, Bausch & Lomb, Praxis Pharmaceuticals, General Motors, Blue Cross Blue Shield, First Republic Bank, Cornell University, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Fidelity Investments, American Bar Association, and DuPont.
His photographs have appeared multiple times in many print and web publications, including: Time, Forbes, Fortune, Business Week, People, Audubon, Entertainment Weekly. Smithsonian Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Runner's World, The New York Times, The London Sunday Times, Der Stern, Photo District News, le Monde, HuffingtonPost.com, Slate.com, BBCMundo.com, FeatureShoot.com, DesignTaxi.com, and LensCulture.com.
He has had solo exhibitions at the following: Thomas Deans Fine Art, Rochester Institute of Technology, Fourth Street Photo Gallery, Buffalo Museum of Science, Rochester Women’s Foundation, Sun Valley Center of the Arts, University of Southern Maine, Colby College.
He has had work in numerous group exhibitions, including at the following institutions: George Eastman Museum, Everson Museum of Art, Griffin Museum of Photography, Houston Center of Photography, Lightwork, MOCA Jacksonville, Hudson River Museum, Haverford College, Emory University, Visual Studies Workshop, Center for Photography at Woodstock, and Atlanta Contemporary Art Center.