Mary Jo Hoffman

Artist/Scientist/Author

Mary Jo Hoffman is an artist and photographer, renowned for her unique and personal engagement with the natural world around her. Best known for her multi-year, ongoing project, "STILL” where every day (every single day) for over a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature – no subject too small or too ordinary. For Hoffman, a former aeronautical engineer, this daily ritual cracked open profound revelations about the connectedness of all things, the importance of place, and her own life.
Hoffman lives in Shoreview, Minnesota, on Turtle Lake, with her husband, Steve, a food writer and author, and her indulged puggle, Jack, with whom she takes walks as often as possible, on the hunt for that day's STILL subject.

Her book, STILL: The Art of Noticing (May 2024), features 275 of the most stunning photographs the author-artist has accumulated over thousands of consecutive days of daily shooting accompanied by perceptive, deeply felt, and oftentimes humorous essays illuminating the insights gained through this daily creative practice.