Education:
2018 MFA in Visual Art, Vermont College of Fine Arts
2003 Certificate of Professional Photography, Hallmark Institute of Photography
Professional Development:
2023 Certificate of Photography Ethics, Photography Ethics Centre
Professional Experience
2004 - Present Freelance Photographer
2021 - 2022 Visual Journalist, Communications Department, Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT
2007-2013 Photo Editor and Multimedia Producer, The Brattleboro Reformer, Brattleboro, VT
2005 - 2006 Staff Photographer, The Greenfield Recorder, Greenfield, MA
2004-2005 Staff Photographer, The Bennington Banner, Bennington, VT
Appointments:
2019-present Adjunct Professor of Photography, Springfield College, Springfield, MA
2019-present Adjunct Professor of Photography, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
2019-present Adjunct Instructor of Photography, The Putney School, Putney, VT
2018-2019 Adjunct Instructor, Community College of Vermont, Brattleboro, VT
2017-present Adjunct Professor of Photography, Keene State College, Keene, NH
2013-2019 Program Director, In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro, VT
2011-2015 Adjunct Instructor of Photojournalism, Landmark College, Putney, VT
Awards, Grants, & Fellowships
2022 Adjunct Faculty Development Grant, Keene State College
2021 Arts Alive! Artist Support Mini-Grant
Winner in LensCulture’s Art Photography Awards
A.R.T. Fellowship, Berkshire Taconic Foundation
2020 Photolucida Critical Mass finalist
2016 Merit Scholarship, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
2017 First place “Bending The Truth” exhibition, Woody Gaddis Photo Arts Gallery, University of Central Oklahoma.
2012 Vermont Department of Health Public Arts Grant
2011 Vermont Department of Health Public Arts Grant
NEAPNEA, Second Place Feature Photo
Associated Press Photo Contest, Second Place Feature Photo
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2021 Watching The Ice Melt, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
2018 Are We There Yet? Grubbs Gallery, Williston Northampton School, Easthampton, MA
2017 Are We There Yet? Snyder Gallery, Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2023 100 Mile Radius, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, NH
Sourced. Origins of Inspiration, Blizzard Gallery, Springfield College, Springfield, MA
IPE 163, Royal Photographic Society, Museum of Gloucester, Gloucester, England
2022 Pointing At Ourselves, Woody Gaddis Gallery, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
More Than An Object: The Contemporary Still Life, Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT
Open Theme 2022, F-Stop Magazine. Online.
International Photography Exhibition, Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK
2021 Edition365, British Journal of Photography. Online.
Once Upon A Time, Lafayette City Center Gallery, Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA
Multiple Exposures, Society for Photographic Education, Northeast Chapter, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
The Curated Fridge, Somerville, MA
Lensculture Art Photography Exhibition. Online.
The Family Of, Peep Space, Tarrytown, NY
Photography is Dead/Long Live Photography, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA
2020 New Talents, Photographic Exploration Project, B Part Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Your Work Here, Photographic Resource Center, Cambridge, MA
What We Made, Blizzard Gallery, Springfield College, Springfield, MA
No Pants Required, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Primary Source, Griffin Museum of Photography, Lafayette City Center, Boston, MA
The Curated Fridge, Somerville, MA
2018 There's No Place Like Home, Dore Collective. Online.
Are We There Yet? Dianich Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
Untitled 2018, VCFA Gallery, Montpelier, VT
Art Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Thorne-Sagendorph, Keene, NH
2017 The Curated Fridge, Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA
Bending The Truth, Woody Gaddis Photo Arts Gallery, University of Central Oklahoma.
Bad Habits, Float Magazine. Online.
The Curated Fridge, Somerville, MA
2016 America, Lightleaked. Online.
Mail Art, South Gallery, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA
101 photos capture the magic and heartbreak of childhood, Feature Shoot. Online.
Off The Fridge, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA
2015 The Curated Fridge, Somerville, MA
2014 So Little Time, Dianich Gallery, Brattleboro, VT2013
Art in Publications:
2022 IPE 163, Royal Photographic Society - Exhibition Catalog
2021 Once Upon A Time, Griffin Museum of Photography - Exhibition Catalog
Internazionale, Il mio test di paternita, Rome, Italy
Photography is Dead...Long Live Photography! - Candela Books - Exhibition Catalog
2020 New Talents - Photographic Exploration Project - Exhibition Catalog
2018 Art New England, Are We There Yet? - Exhibition Review
2017 Wait Until Yesterday. Artist Book
2014 So Little Time: Words and Images for a World in Climate Crisis. 2014. Green Writers Press
Lectures/Visiting Artist:
2022 Artist Talk, Halide Project, Philadelphia, PA
2021 Guest Lecturer, Documentary Studies, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH
Visiting Artist, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
Visiting Artist, Emerson College, Boston, MA
2018 Visiting Artist, Manchester West Regional High School, Manchester, NH
2017 "Teaching Towards Appreciation For Diversity and Family, Community And The World," Lecture, Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Orlando FL
2016 Visiting Artist, Keene State College, Keene, NH
Visiting Artist, Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro, VT
2015 “In-Sight Photography Project”
Invited Speaker, Society for Photographic Education, Northeast Conference, Boston University, Boston, MA
Visiting Artist, The Academy at Charlemont, Charlemont, MA
2012 Visiting Artist, The Hallmark Institute of Photography, Turners Falls, MA
2013 Visiting Artist, The Brattleboro Camera Club, Brattleboro, VT
2008 Visiting Artist, Brattleboro Union High School, Brattleboro, VT
Reviews and Interviews:
2022 Seven Days: Our Top 10 Art Exhibits of 2022
“Breastfeeding, Children, and Polaroids,” Photography Insights - Important Industry Interviews by Phlogger Podcast.
2021 Boston Globe: At the Griffin Museum: Illusions and internal landscapes
What Will You Remember: Memories Real & Imagined / Watching The Ice Melt
2018 Fatherly.com: ‘Are We There Yet?’ A Humorous Look at the Ups-And-Downs of Modern Parenting
Art New England: Zachary P. Stephens: Are We There Yet?
The Brattleboro Reformer, Brattleboro, VT: Zachary Stephens’ Photo Project Explores Fatherhood
The Commons, Brattleboro, VT: An ‘Intimate Family Perspective’ through a father’s lens
Professional Service:
2022 Vermont Center for Photography, Board Member
2017 Society for Photographic Education Northeast Chapter, Conference Coordinator
2010 In-Sight Photography Project, Board member
2004-2013 In-Sight Photography Project, Volunteer Instructor
Membership:
Member of the College Art Association, New York, NY
Member of the Society for Photographic Education, Cleveland, OH
Member of the Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, VT