QT Luong

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

Education

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

Awards and Recognition

• Critical Mass Top 200, 2025
• Review Santa Fe, Accepted Artist, 2025
• Honorable Mention, Center for Photographic Art Members' Juried Exhibition, 2025
• 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

• 2021 — America the Beautiful, USA Pavilion at Expo 2020, Dubai, UAE (October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022)
• 2019 — Treasured Lands: The 61 U.S. National Parks, Li Yuan Photography Art Museum, Ningbo, China (May 19 – June 16)
• 2018 — Selections from Treasured Lands, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA (February 2 – March 2)
• 2017 — Selections from Treasured Lands, California State Building, San Francisco, CA (November 1 – November 30)
• 2017 — Treasured Lands: The 59 U.S. National Parks, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA (September 1 – September 30)
• 2016 — Treasured Lands: The 59 U.S. National Parks, Major's Gallery, Las Vegas, NV (October 6 – November 22)
• 2016 — Treasured Lands: The 59 U.S. National Parks, Museum of Science, Boston, MA (April 16 – September 15)
• 2016 — Treasured Lands: The 59 U.S. National Parks, PhotoCentral Gallery, Hayward, CA (January 30 – March 26)
• 2015 — Treasured Lands: The 59 U.S. National Parks, Fullerton Museum Center, Fullerton, CA (November 21, 2015 – January 17, 2016)
• 2015 — Treasured Lands: The 59 U.S. National Parks, Center for the Arts, Miami Country Day School, Miami, FL (September 1 – October 10)
• 2011 — Treasured Lands: The 58 U.S. National Parks, National Heritage Museum, Lexington, MA (February 20, 2010 – August 4, 2012)
• 2010 — A Glimpse of India, Balboa Theater, San Francisco, CA (January 20 – March 10)
• 2009 — A Glimpse of National Parks, Balboa Theater, San Francisco, CA (August 15 – October 30)
• 2008 — Treasured Lands, TG Artworks, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA (September 6 – October 25)

Group Exhibitions

• 2025 — Members' Juried Exhibition (Juror: Allie Haeusslein, Pier 24 Photography), Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA (March 29 – May 4)
• 2025 — Montgomery Photo Festival (Juror: Kathleen Robbins, University of South Carolina), Stonehenge Gallery, Montgomery, AL (July 10 – August 28)
• 2019 — The Blue Marble: Art of the Environment, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA (September 6 – September 25)
• 2010 — Vietnam, Gallery360, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (February 18 – March 20)
• 2009 — Mountain Festival, Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride, CO (May 22 – May 25)
• 2009 — Nine California Photographers, Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA (October 16, 2009 – January 15, 2010)

Publications

• 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
• Over 1,000 publications in more than 30 countries, including Time, Life, U.S. News & World Report, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Discover, Sunset, Sierra, National Parks, GEO, L'Express, Terre Sauvage, among others.

Selected Press & Bibliography

• 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 (NPCA), “A National Park is Born,” Spring 2020
• Outdoor Life, “Enjoy National Park Week with These Incredible Photos,” April 23, 2020
• iFeng [Phoenix News], “美国华裔杰出摄影家梁光俊博士在华展出完满结束 (Dr. Luong … exhibition in China),” June 17, 2019
• Chicago Post‑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,” November 15, 2017
• San Jose Mercury News, “San Jose photographer captures images of all 59 national parks,” June 23, 2017
• Blouin Artinfo (online), “Treasured Lands: Photographs of National Parks by Q.T. Luong at Art Ark Gallery, San Jose,” June 13, 2017
• Metroactive, “QT Luong’s Stunning Tribute to America's National Parks,” June 1, 2016
• High Country News, “An inside look at the national parks,” December 13, 2016
• The New York Times, “Great Outdoors: Landscapes, Both Natural and Created by Human Hands,” December 1, 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
• Rangefinder Magazine, “Quang‑Tuan Luong: Photographing America's National Parks,” June 2010
• The Boston Globe, “America the Beautiful,” March 26, 2010
• Parks Magazine, “Luong Journey,” Winter 2009–2010
• 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

Film & Television

• 2024 — Out There, A National Parks Story, directed by Brendan Hall
• 2022 — “America's National Parks Show Attracts A Wide Audience,” Alhurra (February 20)
• 2019 — “National Park Photographer Completes His Portfolio with Visit to Indiana Dunes,” WTTW (March 5)
• 2019 — “Photographer Completes Mission to Capture Every National Park on Film (Again),” WGN TV (February 27)
• 2014 — “150 Years of Photography in Yosemite,” Al Jazeera America (July 4)
• 2009 — The National Parks: America's Best Idea, directed by Ken Burns, PBS (September 27 – October 2; featured as only living artist)
• 2006 — “National Parks from Sea to Shining Sea,” The 9 from Yahoo! with Maria Sansone (September 11)

Selected Artist Lectures

• Expo 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2022
• Exposure International Photography Festival, Sharjah, UAE, 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
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2010
• North America Nature Photography Association Summit, Reno, NV, 2010
• 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 and Landscape Photography Magazine