Blake Burton (b. 1984) is an American photographer and architect based in Atlanta, Georgia. Through photography, Burton’s work lies in the art of purposeful exploration, adopting the role of a curious observer in search of landscapes that mirror his internal yearning to merge with the shadows and construct a world characterized by tranquil disquiet. These interests have earned him multiple awards along with the publication of his first book in 2018 centered on the six year transformation of Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Georgia.
Education:
Georgia Institute Of Technology, M. Arch, 2009
Birmingham-Southern College, B.S. in Business Administration, 2006
Books
Ponce City Market: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Atlanta’s Largest Building, Schiffer, June 2018
Group Exhibitions:
2025 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, PORTFOLIO 2025, juried by Jane’a Johnson PhD
2025 Analog Forever Magazine, Marks On The Land, Juried by Anne Leighton Massoni
2025 Infinity - Emptiness - Liveliness, Hamburg Planetarium, Hamburg, Germany, Die Junge Akademie
2024 Slow Exposures, Zebulon, GA, Juried by Brian Taylor & Anna Walker Skillman
2024 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, Aline Smithson Selects, Juried by Aline Smithson
2024 Avondale Arts Center + Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, Through The Lens, Juried Exhibition
2024 Southeast Center For Photography, Greenville, SC, Open, Juried by Frances Jakubek
2024 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, #filmisnotdead, Juried by Michael Kirchoff
2024 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, Choice 2024, Juried by Mark Mason
2024 Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, Georgia Juried Exhibition
2023 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, Coco Conroy Selects, Juried by Coco Conroy
2023 A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, Color
2023 Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Dusk Till Dawn
2023 Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Storytellers
2023 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, Storytelling, Juried by Alyssa Coppelman
2023 A Smith Gallery, Johnson City, TX, Color
2023 Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, Landscapes
2023 Decode Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Square I
2023 Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, Concepts, Juried by Veronica Hogan
2016 The FENCE, Savannah, GA, Gainesville, GA, Columbus, GA, Thomasville, GA
2013 Ponce Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Recognition:
2025 Booooooom Photo Awards, Longlisted
2025 Fine Art Photography Awards, Nominee
2024 Slow Exposures, Honorable Mention
2024 International Photography Awards, Film Photographer of The Year
2024 International Photography Awards, First Prize
2024 Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards, Silver
2024 Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards, Bronze
2024 Prix de la Photographie, Paris, Honorable Mention
2024 American Photo 40, Chosen
2023 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2023 Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards, Gold
2023 Prix de la Photographie, Paris, Honorable Mention
2023 Photolucida, Critical Mass Top 50, Finalist
2022 American Photo 38, Chosen
2021 American Photo 37, Chosen
2020 International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention
2019 Georgia Author Of The Year, Finalist
2018 International Photography Awards, First Place
2018 American Photo 34. Selected.
2015 Photolucida, Critical Mass Top 50, Finalist
2014 Minube, Finding Paradise Contest, First Prize
2012 Travel+Leisure, Best Photos Of 2012
2011 Digital Photo Magazine, Perfect Portrait Contest, Second Prize
2010 National Geographic, World In Focus, Viewer's Choice Finalist
Residencies:
2024 Arctic Circle Art & Science Residency
Press:
2022 PetaPixel - The Defiant Glacier
2018 Roam Magazine - Belize
2018 Mother Nature Network - Ponce City Market
2018 Oxford American - Ponce City Market
2015 National Trust for Historic Places - Ponce City Market
2015 Oxford American - Ponce City Market
2015 Untapped Cities - Ponce City Market
2015 Dominique James - Q&A
2015 PetaPixel - Ponce City Market
2015 ArchDaily - Ponce City Market
2014 Get Addicted To - Ponce City Market
2013 Hearth Magazine - Croatia
2012 Curbed Atlanta - Ponce City Market
2012 Urbanautica - Ponce City Market
Radio Interviews
WABE Atlanta's NPR - City Lights with Lois Reitzes - 6/12/2018
WABE Atlanta's NPR - 6/29/2015