Evan William Plunkett
Evan William Plunkett's photography is defined by a cinematic, dreamlike aesthetic that blurs the lines between memory, reality, and imagination.
Working primarily with long exposures and intentional camera movement, Plunkett has developed a distinctive style he terms "photo impressionism." This approach allows him to capture the mood and atmosphere of a place rather than its literal appearance, transforming ordinary or abandoned scenes into emotionally charged visual narratives. Drawing inspiration from film and storytelling, Plunkett's images often feature quiet roads, vacant interiors, or faded Americana-spaces that feel suspended in time. Through careful composition, light manipulation, and movement, he evokes a sense of fleeting presence, as if the viewer has stumbled upon a forgotten moment. His work explores cultural themes and symbolic environments gathered both locally and during travels, offering a poetic meditation on time, memory, and the ephemeral nature of human experience.
For Evan, art was never a distant pursuit but a native language of his upbringing. Photography, in particular, was woven into the fabric of his early life: lessons in color, composition, documentation, and expression were not learned in classrooms, but absorbed naturally at home. These formative experiences continue to resonate, shaping both the eye with which he observes and the hand with which he creates.
A Legacy of Looking
Plunkett’s work demonstrates how the act of seeing can be inherited, nurtured, and transformed. What began as a familial environment steeped in visual culture has evolved into a personal aesthetic—at once instinctive and deliberate, built on the foundations of a lifetime surrounded by images and ideas.
The Artist’s Lens
His practice is a testament to the enduring power of visual memory: the ability of early influences to guide not only artistic technique but also the emotional resonance of the work. Each piece becomes part of an ongoing dialogue between past and present, intimacy and universality, observation and expression.
Currently residing in Putney, Vermont, Plunkett grew up in New Jersey, Connecticut, Texas, and Massachusetts, and completed his studies in Political Science at the University of Miami. His work has appeared in numerous juried exhibitions and publications, was featured on the cover of SHOTS magazine, and is held in many private collections. Plunkett has published three monographs: Statements in Passing (2017), Landscapes (2019), and First Impressions (2023).
A social justice and environmental advocate, he sits on the board of directors of the Doris Wilderness Foundation, Inc., an NGO dedicated to the preservation and rewilding of critical ecosystems.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS, Monograph by Evan William Plunkett was published November 2023, Ophidia Press. LLC
Represented by: Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001.
Purchase Prints: Evan William Plunkett’s Images
Monographs: Landscapes, 2019, Statements in Passing, 2017.
Instagram: @lens.impression
