Jefferson Caine Lankford (b. 1993) is a photographer born and currently based in the United States. He uses a range of photographic techniques including alternative, analog, and digital practices. Jefferson earned a BFA in photography at East Carolina University in 2016 and also attended the Australian National University, located in Canberra, Australia — where he studied documentary photography. His work focuses on a variety of subjects, ranging from environmental concerns and foreign cultures to the various aspects of the American South, such as agriculture, poverty, and society.
For commissions or inquiries on Jefferson’s work including pricing on prints, please email him directly at jeff.c.lankford@gmail.com. Thank you.
The following is a condensed CV. For Jefferson's full CV, please email for further information.
Exhibitions
2022, Camera Work: Trees and Water, Group Photography Exhibition, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2022, Beauty in Decay, Online Group Photography Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY
2021, Animals, Group Photography Exhibition, Auburn Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2021, MONO - KROMATIK, Group Photography Exhibition, Praxis Gallery and Photo Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2021, Fauna, Group Photography Exhibition, SE Center of Photography, 116 E Broad St in downtown Greenville, SC
2018, FOCUS Photo LA Summer Finalist, Group Photography Exhibition, Les Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles France, July 2 -6.
2017 - 2018, The Creative Portrait, Group Photography Exhibition, Los Angeles Center of Photography, 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA
2017, Intimate Portrait, Group Photography Exhibition, SE Center of Photography, 116 E Broad St in downtown Greenville, SC
2017, The Quiet Landscape, Group Photography Online Exhibition & Book, PhotoPlace Gallery, 3 Park Street, Middlebury, VT
2017, Le Paysage, Group Photography Exhibition & Book, Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main Street. Essex, VT
2016, In Stillness, Group Photography Exhibition & Book, Darkroom Gallery, 12 Main Street, Essex Junction, VT
2016, Willful Ignorance, Senior Photography Thesis Exhibition (Solo), Jenkins Fine Arts Center, School of Art and Design, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2015, Group Photography Exhibition, Mendenhall Student Center, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2014, Group Photography Exhibition (Wet Plate Collodion), School of Art, Australian National, University, Canberra, AU
2014, Terra In-firma: images from Louisiana’s wetlands, Group Exhibition, Mendenhall Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2012, Group Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, School of Art and Design, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Publications
Dodho Magazine, Online Feature, To Be, Rather Than To Seem, 2021, Web.
https://www.dodho.com/north-carolina-to-be-rather-than-to-seem-by-jefferson-caine-lankford/
All About Photo, Online Feature, To Be, Rather Than To Seem, 2021, Web.
The Continuing Story of Life on Earth, Hamburger Eyes, Issue No. 39, July 2019.
https://shophamburgereyes.com/products/hamburger-eyes-no-39
Focus On The Story, Honorable Mention, 2019, Web.
https://focusonthestory.org/2019/04/23/2019-focus-on-the-story-awards-presenting-the-single-image-winners/
The Heavy Collective, Friday Fry Up Feature, 2018, Web.
http://theheavycollective.com/2018/10/25/friday-fry-up-jefferson-lankford-to-be-rather-than-to-seem/
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, 2018, Web.
https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-156795-18
The Independent Photographer, Finalist, Documentary Photography, 2018, Web.
https://independent-photo.com/themes/june-2018/
Black and White, PhotoPlace Gallery, June 10, 2018, Book.
http://www.blurb.com/b/8785179-black-white-2018-hardcover-imagewrap
Bird In Flight Magazine, April 11, 2018. Web.
https://birdinflight.com/ru/vdohnovenie/fotoproect/20180410-vsyudu-musor-zachem-prevrashhat-svoj-dom-v-svalku.html
Photogrvphy Magazine, January 3, 2018, Web.
http://photogrvphy.com/jefferson-lankford-willful-ignorance/
The Quiet Landscape, PhotoPlace Gallery, Blurb Books, August 4, 2017, Book.
https://photoplacegallery.com/quiet-landscape/
Le Paysage, Darkroom Gallery, PrestoPhoto, March 6, 2017, Book.
https://darkroomgallery.com/ex91
Aint-Bad Magazine, March 2, 2017, Brody, Anna, Web.
https://www.aint-bad.com/article/2017/03/02/jefferson-lankford-bridging-the-gap/
Aint-Bad Magazine, January 27, 2017, Borst, Sarah, Web.
https://www.aint-bad.com/article/2017/01/27/jefferson-lankford/
International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention, 2016, Web.
https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-119456-16
In Stillness, Darkroom Gallery, PrestoPhoto, December 12, 2016, Book.