Madeleine Hordinski

BIOGRAPHY

Madeleine Hordinski is a photographer whose work explores themes of memory, land, and the evolving identity of the Midwest. Her work has been published by The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Financial Times, and National Geographic, and she is a regular contributor to The New York Times. She holds dual degrees in photojournalism and anthropology from Ohio University and teaches photography at the University of Cincinnati's School of Design. She lives in Cincinnati.

CONTACT

513-658-4428
maddie.hordinski@gmail.com

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

AARP
ACLU
Associated Press
The Atlantic
The BBC
Bloomberg
Business Insider
DIE ZEIT
Education Week
The Guardian
Financial Times
Focus Magazine (Berlin)
Forbes
Frontline PBS
Harper's Bazaar (US & Germany)
Le Monde
Los Angeles Times
National Geographic
The New Yorker
The New York Times
NBC News
NPR
PDN
Rolling Stone
Teen Vogue
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
The Sunday Times
Undark Magazine
Wildsam
Women’s Tennis Association

SELECT COMMISSIONS

Harper's Bazaar, 2026, Style Across States: The Kentucky Derby
Rolling Stone, 2026, How Afroman Became a Free-Speech Hero
The Atlantic, 2026, Why did Gretchen Whitmer Go Soft on Trump?
NBC News, 2026, When Home Births Go Wrong
The New Yorker, 2026, The Gospel According to Emily Henry
The Financial Times, 2025, John and Hank Green's Vlog
The New York Times, 2025, Why Ohio Twins Invaded This Small Town
The Guardian, 2024, Making the Gun Industry Pay
National Geographic, 2023, The Cats that Changed Everything
The New York Times, 2023, The Island with No Ice
The New York Times, 2023, Hood Century Modern

EDUCATION

Ohio University, Bachelor of Science, Photojournalism, 2020
Ohio University, Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, 2020

EXHIBITIONS

Solo

How Soft You Tread Above Me, Fotofocus Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2027 (upcoming)
The Lore of the Pawpaw, The Lloyd Library & Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2024

Group

Golden Hour / Blue Hour, Kominek Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2026
Big Tent, FotoFocus Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2026
The Making of a Photo Essay, Peak Design, New York, New York, 2023

ACCOLADES

The Year in Wildsam Photography, 2025
Visiting Artist, Culver Academy, Indiana, 2025
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Award of Excellence Grant, 2025
The Guardian’s Best U.S. photos from 2024
Ohio University Commencement Speaker, 2024
New York Portfolio Review, 2024
Ohio Arts Council, Individual Artist Award of Excellence Grant, 2023
Eddie Adams XXXV, 2022
74th Missouri Photo Workshop, 2022
Los Angeles Times Top Photos, 2021
World Press Photo Global Talent Program, 2020 Nominee