Riley Arthur Photography

Pro Type: Photographer

Riley Arthur is a San Diego-based photographer and journalist from American Samoa exploring the relationship between people and place and the ways environments shape identity, memory, and belonging.

As a freelance photographer she works in corporate photography, photojournalism, travel, and hospitality.

Her personal practice examines regional histories, marginalized communities, gentrification, and cultural nostalgia with a focus on how spaces hold stories.

Arthur received an MA from the University of Central Lancashire and two BAs in from Southern Oregon University. She is a Fulbright Scholar and National Geographic Grantee. Arthur’s work has been widely published in places like The New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, and L’Oeil de la Photographie.

She regularly leads photography workshops both domestically and internationally. Her works are in the permanent collections of 7 institutions. She was the 1st Place winner of the Camera USA Juried Show at the Naples Arts Association in 2019, and the 1st Place winner of the 2019 Annual Exhibit of Contemporary Photography at The Scarab Club in Detroit. Group exhibition highlights include an open call show at the 2019 Venice Biennale, Ukrainian Pavilion.