QT LUONG
Born 1964 in Paris, France. Married. U.S. and French citizen
Lives and works in San Jose, California

EDUCATION
Ingénieur, École Polytechnique, Paris, France 1987
PhD, Computer Science, University of Paris, 1992

AWARDS
Ansel Adams Award for Photography from the Sierra Club, 2022
Six book awards (National Outdoor Book Award, IBPA, Nautilus, NIEA, Foreword, IBA) for Our National Monuments, 2022
Robin W. Winks Award for Enhancing Public Understanding of the National Park System from the National Parks Conservation Association, 2021
Twelve book awards (IPPY, IBPA, Nautilus, NIEA, PubWest, Foreword, NGIBA, IBA, MIFA, PX3) for Treasured Lands, 2017-2020
Recognition from California Assembly and California Senate, 2017

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
USA Pavillion at Expo 2020, Dubai, UAE, 2021-2022
Li Yuan Photography Art Museum, Ningbo, China, 2019
Mistlin Gallery, Modesto CA, 2018
California State Building, San Francisco CA, 2017
Art Ark Gallery, San Jose CA, 2017
Major's Gallery, Las Vegas NV, 2016
Museum of Science, Boston MA, 2016
PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward CA, 2016
Fullerton Museum, Fullerton CA, 2015
Miami Country Day School, Miami FL, 2015
National Heritage Museum, Lexington MA, 2010-2012
Balboa Theater, San Francisco, CA, 2010
Balboa Theater, San Francisco, CA, 2009
TG Artworks, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, 2008

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, 2019
Northwestern University, Boston, MA, 2010
Ah Ha School for the Arts, Telluride, CO, 2009
Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA, 2009

PUBLICATIONS
Books
  Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems, Terra Galleria Press, 2021
  Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey through America's National Parks, Cameron + Company, 2016
  America's Fifty-Nine National Parks, True North Editions, 2016
  Spectacular Yosemite, Rizzoli Universe, 2011
  Beautiful North America, Paragon, 2007
Selected Magazines
  Time, Life, US News and World Report, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Discover, Sunset, Sierra, National Parks, GEO, L'Express, Terre Sauvage
Other
  More than a thousand publications in virtually all media types in more than thirty countries.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Culpeper Star Exponent, National Parks photographer immortalizes Dark Hollow Falls on Forever Stamp, June 19, 2023
Los Angeles Times, New Postal Service stamp to celebrate Yosemite’s famous waterfall, May 4, 2023
Independent Publisher, Treasured Lands, Threatened Lands: QT Luong and His Photographic Environmental Activism, April 2022
National Parks, A National Park is Born, Spring 2020
Albuquerque Journal, Photographer captures newest national park, December 24, 2019
Chicago Tribune, New book featuring Indiana Dunes National Park reveals its most hidden amenity, Decenber 13, 2019
Chicago Tribune, Photographer stalls printing of book to get images of Indiana Dunes, America's newest national park, February 22, 2019
St Louis Magazine, Renowned photographer travels to St. Louis to capture Gateway Arch National Park, March 12, 2018
San Francisco Chronicle, Photographer spent years cataloging beauty in national parks, Nov 15, 2017
San Jose Mercury News, San Jose photographer captures images of all 59 national parks, June 23, 2017
Central Jersey, Picture perfect: 'Treasured Lands' photo exhibit featured at Meadow Lakes, Jan 3, 2017
High Country News, An inside look at the national parks, Dec 13, 2016
The New York Times, Great Outdoors: Landscapes, Both Natural and Created by Human Hands, Dec 1, 2016
Santa Barbara Independent, Q.T. Luong to Speak on Photographic Odyssey, Oct 27, 2016
Metroactive, QT Luong's Stunning Tribute to America's National Parks, June 1, 2016
The Dickingson Press, Little Missouri River featured on Forever Stamp, April 22, 2016
The Boston Globe, Museum of Science exhibit captures US National Parks on a large scale, April 15, 2016
风光的表达 [Landscape Photography - American Master Photographers on Their Art], China Photographic Publishing House, pp 96-121, 2015
Outdoor Photographer, Transient As The Light, March 2013
Patriot Ledger, Photographer captures the beauty of America's national parks, March 31, 2011
Rangefinder Magazine, Quang-Tuan Luong: Photographing America's National Parks, June 2010
The Boston Globe, America the Beautiful, March 26, 2010
Daily News Tribune, Explore U.S. National Parks through National Heritage Museum exhibit, March 18, 2010
Parks Magazine, Luong Journey, Winter 2009-2010
National Geographic Explorer, America the Beautiful, Oct 2009
Evergreen Times, The Science of Art, August 29, 2008
The State, Nature photographer points his lens at Congaree, January 5, 2007
Digital Photographer (UK), Cities in the Sky, issue 22, 2004
View Camera Magazine, Quang-Tuan Luong: The National Parks Project, Sept-Oct 2003
Souvenirs from High Places, A History of Mountaineering Photography, The Mountaineers, pp 138-139, 1998

SELECTED LECTURES
Expo 2020 USA Pavilion, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2022
Exposure International Photography Festival, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2022
Ningbo Museum, Ningbo, China, 2019
Google, Mountain View, CA, 2018
Foto Modesto Festival, Modesto, CA, 2018
Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA, 2017
Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA, 2017
UCSB Arts and Lectures, Santa Barbara, CA, 2016
Vegas Valley Book Festival, Las Vegas, NV, 2016
PhotoCentral, Hayward, CA, 2016
Miami Country Day School, Miami, FL, 2015
Lowell Lecture series, National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA, 2012
Lowell Lecture series, National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA, 2010
Northwestern University, Boston, MA, 2010
North America Nature Photography Association Summit 2010, Reno, NV
View Camera Conference, Monterey, CA 2004

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Founder of www.largeformatphotography.info
Leader for multiple photography workshops in the U.S. and abroad.
Repeat contributor to Outdoor Photographer Magazine and Landscape Photography Magazine