Will Steacy

Will Steacy (born 1980) is an American writer and photographer based in New York City. Before becoming a professional photographer, Steacy worked as a union laborer.He received his BFA from the Tisch School of the Arts, at New York University in 2003.

Steacy's best known project, Down these Mean Streets, is a socially conscious series of photographs depicting life in rough urban areas. His work has been compared to that of Barney Kulock and Paul Graham.

• Photographs Not Taken: A Collection of Photographers' Essays. Chapel Hill, NC: Daylight, 2012. Second revised edition. ISBN 978-0-983231-61-5. With an introduction by Lyle Rexer.

Solo exhibitions

2006

• Bau Gallery, Beacon, USA

2007

• Peer Gallery, New York, USA
• Archinofsky Gallery, Las Vegas, USA
• The Woods Gallery, Sun Valley, USA

2009

• Down These Mean Streets, Gulf and Western Gallery, New York University, USA

2011

• 48 Hours, Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA
• The Monstropolous Beast, Christophe Guye Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
• Down These Mean Streets, Michael Mazzeo Gallery, New York, USA

Group exhibitions

2005

• Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, USA

• Texas Photographic Society: The National Competition, Finalist, 2006
• 25 Under 25: Up-And-Coming American Photographers, Centre for Documentary Studies, 2006
• American Photography 23, Winner, 2007 Warsaw Festival of Artistic Photography, Honourable Mention, 2007
• International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention, 2008
• New York Photo Festival Photo Awards, Personal Work/Fine Art Series Nominee, 2008
• The Magenta Foundation’s Emerging Photographers Competition, Winner, 2008
• Photolucida’s Critical Mass, Top 50, 2008 The Tierney Fellowship, 2008
• Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial, Honourable Mention, 2009
• Photolucida’s Critical Mass, Top 50, 2009
• Magnum Expression Award, Finalist, 2009
• The Aperture Foundation-Illumination Fund Green Cart Photography Commission, 2009–2011
• Special Jurors’ Mention, PhotoBook of the Year, Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, 2015, for Deadline.