Bob Miller is an American photographer, film director and Emmy-nominated cinematographer who has lensed and directed documentary style content in over a dozen countries. His independent photographic works exploring contemporary social issues have been published and exhibited internationally, and his filmmaking collaborations challenge and inspire audiences. Commercially, he enjoys crafting authentic stories to promote reputable brands.
Bob lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife and four children, and welcomes collaborations of all kinds.
He is a contributor for The New Yorker.
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Awards
2026 SIMA Social Impact Media Awards, Finalist, Exodus
2026 Chico Review Photobook Retreat, Invited Photographer
2026 XPosure Visual Storytelling Award, First Place, The Last Generation
2026 NPPF Bob & Millie Lynn Grant, Winner
2025 BronzeLens Film Festival, Best Short Documentary, Exodus
2025 Sidewalk Film Festival, Audience Choice Award, Best Documentary Short, Exodus
2025 American Photography 41, Selected Winner, Fleeing War In Sudan
2025 Telly Awards, Film & Shorts, Documentary, Gold, Exodus
2025 Telly Awards, Film & Shorts, Social Impact, Gold, Exodus
2025 Telly Awards, Film & Shorts, Craft of Videography & Cinematography, Gold, Exodus
2025 XPosure Global Focus Program, Nominee, The Last Generation
2025 Pictures of the Year International, Award of Excellence, Documentary of the Year, Exodus
2024 CENTER, Review Santa Fe, Invited Photographer, The Last Generation
2023 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Regional Emmy Awards nomination, Historical/Cultural Short Form Content, In Solidarity, DP credit
2023 Festival della Fotagrafia Etica, World Report Awards, Spotlight Award Winner, The Last Generation
2023 Pictures of the Year International, Finalist, Community Awareness Award, The Last Generation
2023 Pictures of the Year International, Finalist, Daily Life Singles, Dinner Request
2023 American Photography 39, Selected Winner, Dinner Request
2023 Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), Gold Medal, Press Feature Story, A Natural Gift
2020 American Photography 37, Chosen, Nursing Homes’ Fatal Failures
2020 American Advertising Awards – District 7, Gold Medal, Cinematography, Every Turn
2019 BronzLens Film Festival, Best Short Documentary, Medina’s Song
2018 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, 39th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Nominee, Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary (DP credit), Whitman, Alabama
2017 North American Digital Media Awards – Winner, Best Use of Online Video (DP credit) Whitman, Alabama: An Emerging Portrait of America
2016 ViewFind Visual Storytelling Grant, Semi-finalist, Symmetry
2014 American Photography 30, Selected winner
2013 Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation, Finalist, Short Film Grant, Strong Enough To Fight
2012 Critical Mass Top 200
2012 American Photography 28, Selected Winner, Youth Reform in Kenya
2012 White House News Photographers Association, Student Photographer of the Year
2011 Alexia Foundation, Student Grant Winner, Youth Reform
2010 College Photographer of the Year, Silver Medal Sports Feature
2010 Photophilanthropy, Finalist, Activist Award
2010 Lucie Foundation International Photography Awards, 3rd place, Editorial Sports Non-Pro
2008 College Photographer of the Year, Silver Medal, International Picture Story, Brothers Fight
Exhibitions
2025 Festival della Fotografia Etica Traveling Festival, The Last Generation: Zoey’s Dream, Legnano, Italy
2024 La Notte della Fotografia, The Last Generation, Piacenza, Italy
2024 American Center for Photographers, Eyes On Main Street 10th Anniversary Edition, Wilson, USA
2023 Galerie 24b,State of the World Exhibition, Paris Photo Week, The Last Generation, Paris, France
2023 Palazzo Barni, Festival della Fotografia Etica, The Last Generation, Lodi, Italy
2023 Museum Opsterlân, Noorderlicht Photo Festival: Regenerate, The Last Generation, Gorredijk, Netherlands
2023 American Center for Photographers, The Last Generation, Wilson, USA
2019 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Whitman, Alabama, Whitman at 200: Art and Democracy, Philadelphia, USA
2018 SVA NYC, Year One: A Visual Reflection on the Trump Presidency, New York, USA
2014 Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service, Make Another Look, Accra, Ghana
2013 25CPW, The Alexia Foundation: Stories That Drive Change, New York, USA
2012 SALT Institute for Documentary Studies, Pamoja: Youth Reform in Kenya,Portland, USA
2012 The Gallery at Johnson Ferry, Pamoja: Youth Reform in Kenya Solo Exhibition, Atlanta, USA
2012 Foto8 Gallery, Foto8 Summershow, London, England
2012 25CPW, Through Our Lens: Photographers Reflect on Empowerment, New York, USA
2012 Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism, Hannover, Germany
2012 Studio 450, Dignity NYC Group Exhibition & Auction Benefiting Acumen Fund, New York, USA
2012 Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
2011 United Photo Industries 7 over 7, Pamoja: Youth Reform in Kenya Solo Exhibition, Brooklyn, USA
2010 powerHouse Arena, HumanKind Group Exhibition, New York, USA
2010 Getty Images Gallery, Ian Parry Scholarship Group Exhibition, London, England
2008 Visa pour l’Image, Global Feature on Kenya Group Exhibition, Perpignan, France
Filmography
2025 Exodus
2019 Medina’s Song
2014 Strong Enough to Fight
Screenings
2025 Raindance Film Festival, Exodus, London, United Kingdom
2025 Sidewalk Film Festival, Exodus, Birmingham, USA
2025 Bronzelens Film Festival, Exodus, Atlanta, USA
2025 Rhode Island International Film Festival, Exodus, Providence, USA
2025 St. Louis International Film Festival, Exodus, St. Louis, USA
2025 United Nations Association Film Festival, Exodus, San Francisco & Palo Alto, USA
2023 Temple Beth El, In Solidarity: The Beth El Civil Rights Experience, Permanent Installation, Birmingham, USA
2019 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Whitman, Alabama, Whitman at 200: Art and Democracy, Philadelphia, USA
2019 Sidewalk Film Festival, Medina’s Song, Birmingham, USA
2019 San Diego International Film Festival, Medina’s Song, San Diego, USA
2013 United Nations Association Film Festival, Strong Enough To Fight, San Francisco & Palo Alto, USA
2013 Sidewalk Film Festival, Strong Enough To Fight, Birmingham, USA
2013 Utopia Film Festival, Strong Enough To Fight, Greenbelt, USA
2011 No Festival Required Independent Film Festival, The Performers, Phoenix, USA