Jack Platner (b. 1994) is a photographer and sculptor originally from Los Angeles, California, and currently splits his time between Brooklyn and the Catskills region of New York. With a strong focus on natural materials, Platner handcrafts ceramic camera obscuras using clay sourced from the river beds near his upstate home. His work often explores themes of ecology, materiality, and humankind’s impact on the environment. Platner’s documentation of the Woolsey Fire in California was featured in The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. Recently, he published a book showcasing his photographs of beach staircases along Malibu’s coastline. His work has been exhibited in New York at Milk Gallery and 321 Canal Street, and in California at Depart Foundation and Red Ladder Gallery.