Jason Fulford (born 1973) is an American photographer, publisher and educator, based in Brooklyn, New York City and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Career

The primary format for Fulford's own photography is the book, which includes Sunbird (2000), Crushed (2003), Raising Frogs For $$$ (2006), The Mushroom Collector (2010), Hotel Oracle (2013), Contains: 3 Books (2016), The Medium is a Mess (2018), and Clayton's Ascent (2018). He has had a solo exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is a Visiting Lecturer at Harvard University.

In 2000, Fulford and Leanne Shapton founded the non-profit publisher J&L Books, where he is publisher, editor, and book designer. He works as a photographer and has lectured at various universities.

Fulford's photographs have been featured in The Atlantic, Harper's, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and Topic.

Personal life

He is based in Brooklyn, New York City, and is married to Tamara Shopsin.

Publications

Publications of photographs by Fulford

  • Sunbird. With text by Adam Gilders. Atlanta, GA: Bird Entertainment. 2000. ISBN 978-0-9701656-0-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Crushed. Atlanta, GA: J&L. 2003. ISBN 978-0-9701656-7-1.
  • Raising Frogs for $$$. Los Angeles, CA: The Ice Plant. 2006. ISBN 978-0-9776481-1-5.
  • The Mushroom Collector. Edited by Lorenzo De Rita. Amsterdam: Soon. 2010. ISBN 978-90-810584-2-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Notes on Fulford's Raising Frogs for $$$. Los Angeles, CA: The Ice Plant. 2011. ISBN 978-0-9823653-5-9.
  • Hotel Oracle. Edited by Lorenzo De Rita. First edition. Edition of 1000 copies. Amsterdam: The Soon Institute. 2013. ISBN 978-90-810584-4-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) Hotel Oracle. Edited by Lorenzo De Rita. Second edition. Edition of 1000 copies. Amsterdam: The Soon Institute. 2014. ISBN 978-90-810584-5-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Contains: 3 Books. Three volumes in a box: Mild Moderate Severe Profound, I Am Napoleon and &&. Edited by Lorenzo De Rita. Amsterdam: The Soon Institute. 2016. ISBN 978-90-810584-7-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • The Medium Is a Mess. Edition of 500 copies. Reggio Emilia: Studio Blanco. 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Clayton's Ascent. TBW Subscription Series 6, Book 2. Fulford, Guido Guidi, Gregory Halpern, and Viviane Sassen each had one book in a set of four. Edition of 1000 copies. Oakland, CA: TBW. 2018. ISBN 978-1-942953-33-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Picture Summer on Kodak Film. London: Mack. 2020. ISBN 978-1-912339-74-7.
  • The Heart Is a Sandwich. London: Mack. 2023. ISBN 978-1-913620-96-7.
  • Lots of Lots. London: Mack. 2025. ISBN 978-1-915743-46-6.

Publications about art for young readers

  • This Equals That. With Tamara Shopsin. New York: Aperture. 2014. ISBN 978-1-59711-288-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Find Colors. With Tamara Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. London: Phaidon. 2018. ISBN 978-0-7148-7659-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • These Colors Are Bananas. With Tamara Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. London: Phaidon. 2018. ISBN 978-0-7148-7660-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • A Pile of Leaves. With Tamara Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. London: Phaidon. 2018. ISBN 978-0-7148-7720-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Art This Way. With Tamara Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. London: Phaidon. 2018. ISBN 978-0-7148-7721-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Publications edited by Fulford

  • The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas. Edited by Fulford and Gregory Halpern. New York: Aperture. 2014. ISBN 978-1-59711-247-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Good 70s. By Mike Mandel, with text by Sandra Phillips. Edited by Fulford and Sharon Gallagher. Atlanta/New York: J&L/D.A.P. 2015. ISBN 978-0-9895311-4-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Where to Score. Edited by Fulford and Jordan Stein. Atlanta/San Francisco: J&L/Kadist. 2018. ISBN 978-0-9993655-1-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • "Der Greif". Der Greif. Vol. 11. Edited by Fulford. Munich. 2018. ISSN .{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Photo No-No's: Meditations on What Not to Photograph. New York: Aperture. 2021. ISBN 978-1-59711-499-8.
  • Ordinary Things Will Be Signs for Us: Photographs by Corita. Edited by Julie Ault, Fulford and Jordan Weitzman. Atlanta/New York: J&L/Magic Hour. 2023. ISBN 978-0-9993655-5-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • 47 Fotos. Photographs by Bruno Munari and Jason Fulford. Edited by Fulford. Mantova: Maurizio Corraini. 2024. ISBN 979-12-5493-131-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Publications with contributions by Fulford

  • Trunk, Penelope (as Adrienne Eisen) (2001). Making Scenes. Photographs and design by Fulford. New York: Broadvision. ISBN 978-0-9703517-0-8.
  • Shopsin, Kenny; Carreño, Carolynn (2008). Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin. Photographs by Fulford and Tamara Shopsin. Foreword by Calvin Trillin. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-26493-0.
  • Headley, Brooks (2014). Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts. Photographs and design by Fulford and Tamara Shopsin. New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-24107-5.
  • Klacsmann, John; Lampert, Andrew (2015). Paper Airplanes: The Collections of Harry Smith, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I. Photographs by Fulford. Atlanta/New York: J&L/Anthology Film Archives. ISBN 978-0-9895311-3-9.
  • Klacsmann, John; Lampert, Andrew (2015). String Figures: The Collections of Harry Smith, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I. Photographs by Fulford. Atlanta/New York: J&L/Anthology Film Archives. ISBN 978-0-9895311-6-0.
  • Brown, Will (2016). Bruce Conner Brass Handles. Text by Jean Conner. Photographs by Fulford. Atlanta, GA: J&L. ISBN 978-0-9895311-8-4.
  • Khong, Rachel (2017). All About Eggs. With the editors of Lucky Peach. Photographs and design by Fulford and Tamara Shopsin. New York: Clarkson Potter. ISBN 978-0-8041-8775-6.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • New Pictures 5: Jason Fulford, The Mushroom Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, October 2011 – April 2012. Photographs, publications, sculptures (involving the museum's permanent collection), and performances.
  • Mushroom Machine, San Francisco, CA, Kadist, May 2012.
  • Harry Smith's Paper Airplanes, SFO Museum, San Francisco, CA, May–August 2016.
  • High Anxiety, Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA, February–March 2017.
  • Fake Newsroom, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, April 2017. With Jim Goldberg and Dru Donovan.
  • Picture Summer on Kodak Film, Micamera, Milan, 2021.
  • The Heart Is a Sandwich, Micamera, Milan, 2023.
  • Everything (LOL), Micamera, Milan, 2025.
  • Lots of Lots, Fotofestiwal, Łódź, 2025.

Group exhibitions or during festivals

  • Where There's Smoke, San Francisco, Fraenkel Gallery, July–August 2014. With Ruth Van Beek, Michael Lundgren and Viviane Sassen. Curated by Darius Himes.
  • Hotel Oracle, Krakow Photomonth, Krakow, Poland, 2014.
  • Begin Anywhere: Paths of Mentorship and Collaboration, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA, September–October 2017. Collaboration between Amanda Boe, McNair Evans, Kevin Kunishi, Fulford, Todd Hido, Mark Mahaney, Mike Smith, and Alec Soth.
  • The Mushroom Collection, Photo España, Madrid, 2018. Curated by Cristina De Middel.

Awards

See also

  • Shopsin's – a diner in New York City whose chef/owner, Kenny Shopsin, is Tamara Shopsin's father

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