I’m excited to share that five of my photographs from the Ceremony collection are featured at the Santa Fe Regional Airport in the Fire: Ceremony & Spectacle exhibition, running from August 9th to October 24th. The exhibit explores fire’s power and symbolism. My images capture the sacred Mescalero Apache Coming of Age Ceremonies, reflecting on tradition, resilience, and transformation.
Read MoreA Jan Butchofsky/Mark Berndt Film
Discover the story behind my photography project CEREMONY: Coming of Age | Mescalero Apache Maidens as revealed in this newly released Mark Berndt film.
Read MoreVisual Storytelling: A Conversation with Blurb Books
Ceremony Wins 2022 SATW Western Chapter Gold Award for best photo-illustrated article
I am honored to have received the 2022 Gold Award for best Photo-Illustrated Article by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) western chapter for the article CEREMONY: COMING OF AGE | MESCALERO APACHE MAIDENS (AG23, Issue 02).
Read MoreIN THE PRESS: Ceremony is featured in the second issue of AG23 Magazine
CEREMONY is featured in the second issue of AG23, a magazine promoting understanding through dialogue and art, with an article and video that examines what it means for a young Native American girl to come of age. Read the article and watch the video at AG23mag.com
Read MoreIN THE PRESS: Pasatiempo Cover Story
I'm honored and thrilled to have CEREMONY be featured on the cover of Pasatiempo. Read the article here.
Read MoreIN THE PRESS: Alibi Arts Interview
Weekly Alibi sat down with me to talk about making pictures, establishing trust and photographing the Mescalero Apache maidens. The published interview is now online at alibi.com/art/60624/Photographing-Mescalero-Apache-Maidens.html
Read MoreEdition ONE Gallery Exhibit
I’m pleased to announce the upcoming exhibit of my CEREMONY: COMING OF AGE | MESCALERO APACHE MAIDENS photography at the Canyon Road Edition ONE Gallery in Santa Fe. Artist in residence Fridays, 12 pm - 5 pm, through the end of March and Saturdays, 12 pm - 5 pm through April 18, 2020. and by appointment: 505-570-5385
Read MoreSelected Images Now Available as Limited Edition Prints
I am proud to announce that I have created a new offering of selected Mescalero Apache Maidens exhibit images as limited edition prints.
Read MoreThank you, everyone, for a successful event!
In August I was blessed to display my photographs representing almost a decade-long project titled Ceremony: Coming Age | Mescalero Apache Maidens. The exhibit at Shelby House in Santa Fe was meticulously curated and beautifully optimized and printed by my collaborator, Mark Berndt. Thank you, Mark, for your careful eye and steady ease. I also send a heartfelt thanks to Liz Rees and Leon Morrison at Shelby House for hosting my exhibition, and to all the guests for their curiosity and enthusiasm. I am more than thankful that you attended the event.
Read MoreComing of Age Mescalero Apache Maidens: Photography Exhibit August 14 - 21, 2019 at Shelby House Santa Fe
I am proud to announce that an exhibit of my photographic project, Coming of Age Ceremony: Mescalero Apache Maidens will be on display at Shelby House in Santa Fe, New Mexico from August 14 - 21, 2019. An artist reception will be held on Wednesday, August 14, from 5-7 p.m. corresponding with the beginning of Santa Fe’s annual 2019 Indian Market Week. Members of the Mescalero tribe will be in attendance. Photographer in residence Monday to Saturday, 11 am -6 pm, Sunday Noon - 5 pm. Photos © Jan Butchofsky 2019
Read MoreCover Photo for Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Since 2004, International Folk Art Market Santa Fe has hosted more than 750 artists from 92 countries in the world’s largest exhibition and sale of works by master folk artists. I'm honored to be involved and to have my photography featured on the 2015 program cover.
Read MoreLaughter Yoga
I speak international sign language…the language of a smile, a giggle and a laugh.
Read MorePHOTO ESSAY: Dubai
Think you can't take home great vacation photos from a cruise-ship excursion? Think again. Every one of these images were made on a 7-hour layover during our Middle East voyage with Peter Deilmann Cruises.
Read MorePHOTO ESSAY: MELANESIA
A 16-day voyage of Melanesia aboard the 5-star expedition cruiser, Orion, served up one photo op after another.
Read MoreJUST BACK FROM: Greenland
Greenland is the very focal point of the Global Warming story and this photo shoot, created in collaboration with writer/photographer Dave G. Houser, documents a disappearing way of life in remote Inuit settlements in the far north.
Read MoreJUST BACK FROM: Mongolia
This 17-day trip to Mongolia coincides with the annual Naadam Festival -- something of a Nomad Olympics and the biggest and most colorful celebration of the year in that Central Asian country.
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