Artist Bio
Paige Young is a photographer located in the Midwest of the United States. Her love for photography began with the connection between psychology and photography. She saw the intimacy between photographer and subject and how images can really affect the love and compassion we find for ourselves.
Her commercial work, as well as her fine art work, revolves around the idea of self-compassion, growth, and love, though she tackles ideas of grief, eating disorders, mental health, and representation in communities that are being politically erased. She has owned her own business for more than 15 years, serving all walks of life within the wedding industry and other general photography sessions. Nothing is more important to her than all representation in the wedding industry, which seems to promote one ‘normal’ type of love. Besides equality, storytelling and freezing moments in time are also elements that are incredibly important to Paige, especially as she ages.
Paige is also a full-time professor at Grand Valley State University, teaching photography and theory in both the photography and visual studies departments. Teaching and continuously learning a gift and is another passion of hers. In all aspects of her life, she strives to be a home for those around her, whether it is in the classroom or in front of the camera. She has shown work all over the United States, and has recently shown her darkroom work in Italy, Denmark, and will be showing in Paris, France, in April 2026.