ABOUT
Kiliii Yuyan is an indigenous Hézhè & Chinese-American photographer, filmmaker and journalist whose award-winning work has been published by The Nature Conservancy, NPR, Pacific Standard, National Geographic Traveler, and exhibited worldwide. On assignment, he has fled collapsing sea ice, weathered botulism from fermented whale blood, and found kinship at the edges of the world. He is based in Seattle.
Kiliii’s mission is to rewrite the narratives of minority and indigenous cultures—especially those who live close to the land. Against a backdrop of ecological upheaval, Kiliii shows us the essential connection to nature that has kept traditional cultures alive for millennia. His work presents an alternative vision of humanity’s greatest treasures—community, culture and the earth.
photos: Addie Asbridge
Selected Press
Awards
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2018, Bronze, Feature Story
- PDN World in Focus 2017, 1st Place, Photo Essay
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2017, Gold, Press
- Critical Mass 2017, Top 50
- PDN Photo Annual 2017, Personal Work
- National Geographic China 2017, Greatest Photographs of 2017
- International Photography Awards 2017, Silver, Deeper Perspective
- Communication Arts Annual 2017, Multimedia
- Sienna International Photo Awards 2017, HM, Editorial
- International Photographer of the Year 2016, Silver, Editorial
- Sony World Photo Awards 2016, Shortlist, Still Life
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2015, HM, Press
- International Photography Awards 2015, HM, Feature Story, Portrait
- Communication Arts Annual 2015, Stock
- International Photography Awards 2013, HM, Conceptual
Exhibitions
- 2018, A Contemporary Reference of the Human Condition, Edition One Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
- 2017, Anthropocene, Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council, Seattle, USA
- 2017, Ambient Landscapes, Feature Shoot / Black Eye Gallery, Group Exhibition, Darlinghurst, Australia
- 2017, The Land, theprintspace Gallery, Group Exhibition, London, United Kingdom