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 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 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 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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