ESHA CHIOCCHIO
About Esha Chiocchio
Esha Chiocchio is a visual artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico who is passionate about environmental conservation, sustainable communities, and the preservation of traditional wisdom. Her work celebrates committed individuals who collaborate to protect and restore the land.Esha hopes her photographs will raise awareness of our universal role as stewards of the earth.National Geographic recently named her a National Geographic Explorer, supporting her documentation of the restoration of the Lordsburg Playa grasslands in Southwest New Mexico.In 2022, Esha received the Environmental Award from CENTER for Good Earth, a multimedia project on regenerative agriculture. An exhibition of award winners is on view through November, 2023 at the Turchin Center for the Arts, Appalachia State University in Boone, NC.
Education
Master of Arts, Sustainable Communities, Goddard College, 2013
The Eddie Adams Workshop, participant 2002
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, operations/course assistant/work-study 2000-2001
Peace Corps Volunteer, Mali, West Africa, 1997-1999
BA in Anthropology and French, University of Colorado, 1996
Awards
Center, Environmental Award, 2022
The FENCE Santa Fe, 2017
PDN Taste, Grand Prize Winner, 2016
PDN 30 Emerging Photographers, 2004
Grants
National Geographic Explorer, storyteller grant, 2023
New Mexico Department of Agriculture Healthy Soil Program, photo grant, 2022
New Mexico Department of Agriculture Healthy Soil Program, photo grant, 2020
2025
Looking and Seeing. Esha Chiocchio: First Tracks II, John O’Hern
2023
Evocation. Esha Chiocchio Restoring Earth’s Canvas: Lordsbug Playa
Santa Fe Art Institute Tilt video. Esha Chiocchio: Soil as Black Gold
2022
Catalyst:. Interviews. Esha Chiocchio, by Michael Kirchoff
LENS/CRATCH:. Fine Art Photography Daily. The Center Awards: Environmental Award: Esha Chiocchio, Marisa Lucchese
2021
KUNM.. Meeting Climate Challenges Through Soil, Zelie Pollon
2017
Shifter Media.. Dispatches: Esha Chiocchio, Daniel Milnor
2016
World Photography Organisation.. The 300-year-old Story of the Humble Strawberry, Matthew Oxley
2001/03
America 24/7, October 2003
National Geographic School Publishing Reading Editions: Mali, October 2003
The Santa Fean, April 2003
Camera Arts, October/November 2002
A-JA, Inc. (Japan), Djenné, Mali, July 2002
National Geographic Magazine, Djenné: West Africa’s Eternal City, supplement, June 2001
Awards
Photo District News TASTE competition grand prize winner article, 2016
- Restoring Earth's Canvas Exibition, August 25th through September 23rd, 2023
Available Work
Curación
Curación II
First Tracks ll
Roots of Life
