Wendy Connett is a photographer and journalist. She travels the world to photograph the culture, street life, people, icons and celebrations that make each country unique.
Wendy is featured in the book “Top Travel Photo Tips From 10 Pro Photographers,” and contributed her expertise to the New York Institute of Photography’s travel photography course. Her work has been exhibited internationally.
For more than a decade Wendy’s images have been published in newspapers, magazines and travel guidebooks, among other media. Publications include National Geographic Traveler, Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Time, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Time Out Guides, Eyewitness Travel Guides and more. Assignment work includes tourism boards and travel guidebooks.
The portfolio section of this website features a small sample of destinations in Asia, The Americas, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and North Africa.
When not on the road, Wendy lives in New York City and is available for assignments worldwide. Her travel photography is represented by:
Exhibitions
2024 Xposure 2024, International Photography Festival, Paris International Street Photo Awards Exhibition, Sharjah, UAE
2023 Ballarat International Foto Biennale, A Wall of Women by Women, Curated by Unexposed Collective, Ballarat, Australia
2023 Thresholds: Street Photography Now, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Aussie Street, Brave New World, Comber Street Studios, Sydney, Australia
2022 Trieste Photo Days, 2022 Urban Photo Awards, Trieste, Italy
2021 Indian Photo Festival, Feature Shoot’s The Print Swap, Hyderabad, India
2021 Street Photography, Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece
2021 Feature Shoot’s The Print Swap, Foley Gallery, New York, NY
2021 Color Burst: Contemporary Photography, Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2014 Classic Macau, Samuel Freeman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Classic Macau, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Publications
2023 Half the Sky, ephemere., Tokyo
2012 Top Travel Photo Tips from 10 Pro Photographers, New York Institute of Photography, Allworth Press, New York
Awards and Recognition
2023 Honorable Mention, Paris International Street Photography Awards – Urban Culture
2023 Editors’ Pick, Lensculture Street Photography Awards
2023 Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Thresholds: Street Photography Now
2022 Editors’ Pick, Lensculture Street Photography Awards – 2 images
2021 Honorable Mention, Paris International Street Photography Awards – Beach & Pool