Stephen Wilkes: Coming Summer 2026
33 x 62.5 inches, Edition of 15
42.5 x 80.25 inches, Edition of 12
53.5 x 101 inches, Edition of 4
It feels familiar, yet it’s completely different than anything you’ve ever seen. So, if I do that well, then this familiarity gives me an entrance to you.
- Stephen Wilkes
Known for his imagery blending documentary storytelling and fine art photography, Stephen Wilkes’ work spans from landscapes to bustling cities. Wilkes is a National Geographic photographer who experiments with blending science and art to relay the concept of time and our relationship to it.
Stephen Wilkes’ Day To Night series, in which he would spend up to 36 hours shooting the same scene, blends thousands of images into a single frame. The series was a 14-year personal journey to capture fundamental elements of our world through the hourglass of a single day.
Wilkes’ most recent series involves layering imagery on tapestries with photos shot within four to eight seconds, capturing fractional time, a different approach than the hours spent photographing Day To Night. The photograph on the tapestry is all done using in-camera multiple exposures without any post-work or retouching involved. Wilkes tried to capture not just what he was seeing, but what he was feeling in that moment.
