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Paul Mobley's intimate portraits are an exquisite conveyance of the human spirit. His relentless passion for the work is evident in every wrinkle, every gaze, every smile and squint that grace the faces he's photographed. From the fishing villages of Alaska to the palaces of Croatia, Mobley has traveled the world over to capture and celebrate humanity in its infinite forms.

Firmly grounded by his mid-western roots, Mobley's early training as a photographer began at Detroit's Center for Creative Studies, and continued in the New York studios of such leading photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, Steve Steigman, and David Langley, where he apprenticed for many years before embarking on his own career. Since then, Mobley has successfully worked with a broad range of corporate, advertising, and editorial clients, including American Express, Sony, Citigroup, Ford, Compaq, Gourmet, Max Factor, Chevrolet, Microsoft, and many others.

American Farmer: Portraits from the Heartland-his first book-was published in the fall of 2008 by Welcome books. An ambitious work that has taken Mobley to over 200 farms and ranches all over the United States and features over 150 portraits, American Farmer celebrates the affirming spirit of rural life through the faces and words of the men and women who sustain and nurture the land. Epic in scop, yet deeply personal in substance, American Farmer follows in the photographic tradition of Richard Avedon's watershed monograph In the American West and Mike Disfarmer's Heber Springs series. On April 18, 2009, Paul was presented with the 2009 Western Heritage award for "best photography book", from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

Paul Mobley lives in New York City and Michigan with his wife Suzanne, and their two wonderful daughters, Camden and Paige.