Lewis Wilkinson, now retired, has been taking photographs since he was 15. His photographs earned him the position of Photography Editor of his high school yearbook. Outside of school his work was included in an exhibition of Virginia Photographers at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. After graduation from the University of Virginia, Lewis followed a career path that utilized both his artistic and communications skills.
Lewis, now 75-plus, is retired and no longer earns his living as a photographer..
He now works exclusively not-for-profit organizations. He does not charge for his work and only works on assignments that make a difference.
In the past Lewis produced books and videos about people that readers typically cannot access. Two examples are:
1) interviews with the homeless in Miami. Published in conjunction with the University of Miami, StreetWays, contains 24 oral interviews with the homeless, a population that is misunderstood and most people are reluctant to approach.
2) Interviews with women in Parliament in Rwanda where they hold 64% of the seats, the largest of any country. They are half a world away and so busy it is hard to schedule time to talk. Groups like these offer real insight into worlds most readers will find fascinating but hardly know about.
Thank you!