Hans Hickerson has made photographs since the 1970s and over the years has explored different ways of working, including collage, cut-outs, framing in non-traditional ways, and contextualizing photographs in books. He has a degree in French from Portland State University and a Maîtrise de Lettres Modernes from the University of Avignon. Along with his personal work he reviews photobooks and is the editor of virtual magazine PhotoBook Journal. He lives in Portland, Oregon.