It's been a big year of recognition, accolades and awards for Photography/Digital Imaging Professor Edward Bateman! Earlier this month, Bateman was named a recipient of the University of Utah's 2021 Presidential Scholar Award. These annual awards recognize the extraordinary academic accomplishments and scholarly potential of mid-career faculty.
It was also just announced that Bateman's work Yosemite Half Dome in Winter won the Place category of the Earth Photo 2021 after his work was shortlisted. Said of the competition, "Forestry England and the Royal Geographical Society selected the winners in six categories from a shortlist of 55 photographs and four films. The competition aims to showcase the best in environmental visual media encourage discussion about the world and its inhabitants."
One of the works from his series Science Rends the Veil was used in Lapham’s Quarterly – a literary magazine established in 2007 by former Harper's Magazine editor Lewis H. Lapham. Each issue examines a theme using primary source material from history. The images presented in this series document inventors and their creations used to manifest discarnate spirits. We may doubt the truthfulness of their claims, but one thing is certain: the camera does indeed let us see the dead again, not as ghostly manifestations, but as meaningful and precious documents of those once lived.
In February, he had work published in the 10th-anniversary edition of the photo annual Diffusion X. They stated, "Diffusion highlights and celebrates artfully crafted photographic artwork including, but not limited to, handcrafted, alternative process, mixed media, installation, photo as object, avant-garde, experimental, etc. Diffusion strives to spotlight artists pushing the boundaries of traditional photographic processes as well as introducing new and innovative voices through articles, interviews, and image galleries."
He was honored as a laureate and recipient of a special prize at the opening ceremony of the Kraków Triennial on Friday, June 25. The International Print Triennial in Kraków is one of the most important and longest running international events in printmaking. He participated via their live broadcast and to share some words of thanks.