The photography of Tyler Blint-Welsh (b.1996) is rooted in a curiosity and commitment to capturing truth, developed over years as a journalist for the world’s leading media outlets. Self-taught, primarily on analog formats, his work is the result of the relationships he’s formed – with luchadores in Mexico, global techno djs, or pandemic-era medical workers – and conveys his deep desire to use storytelling as a means to understand our world. After a career in journalism that included years as a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal, and stints with the New York Times and Washington Post, he has since shifted away from daily news gathering to focus on telling longer-term visual stories, independently.
For the past 18 months, Blint-Welsh has used the 1860s-era format of tintype to make portraits with the leading artists, curators, founders, and technologists, across web3, AI and AR/VR. The project, titled “Immutable Impermanence,” explores the intersection of history and innovation, while also lending a journalistic eye to the ways in which we create and experience art are being fundamentally redefined by technology. Born and raised in New York City, his debut photobook, Any Sunday en Coacalco, explores the world of Mexican wrestlers, and is set to be published by Blurring Books later this year.
Photo: Charlotte Mokdessi
