Nicholas Ioan Lazaroae (b. 1999) is an award-winning Romanian-American photographer based in Ogden. His work is held in private, public, and corporate collections across the U.S., including Park City and Ogden Valley in Utah, as well as internationally in Luxembourg and Romania.
Lazaroae’s practice serves as a means of introducing people to one another by bearing witness to the range of human experience and a changing planet. His work encourages viewers to ask questions that challenge their perceptions of photography, art, and the American experience.
Lazaroae moved to Ogden in 2021 and is an active member of the Northern Utah arts community. His work can be found in Eden at Ogden Valley Copy Art Gallery, as well as Gallery 25 in Ogden.
He is a resident artist at The Nature Conservancy’s Canyonlands Research Center in Canyonlands National Park as part of Fieldworks: Canyonlands through the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.
His ongoing projects include Rodeo in the Rocky Mountains, The Architecture of Power, Great Salt Lake Bare: Climate Dispatches, Mystic Glyphs: Rock Art of Southern Utah, and Prehensile Instruments: A Study of Human Agency, alongside efforts that give breadth and identity to the ordinary.
Artist Statement
For the past six years, my artistic practice has been deeply rooted in photography, a medium that serves as a text for exploring and documenting the American experience through the act of bearing witness. I see my bodies of work—created with film and digital full-frame cameras—as grounded in compassion, dignity, and love for humanity and the planet. Each project is built on collaborative relationships with my subjects, supported by curiosity and joy and devoid of judgment.
My experience as a first-generation American, navigating questions of belonging and identity, directly informs my desire to explore the soul of our nation—found in its animals, architecture, landscapes, and people. My work serves as a starting point, sparking broader conversations that deepen connection and understanding in a time of increasing polarization.
Follow him on Instagram @nlazaroae or visit lazaroae.com.
Midnight Rider limited edition prints can be found at Ogden Valley Copy in Eden.