Spencer Lowell (b. 1983, Los Angeles) is a photographer whose work explores the evolving relationship between technology and the natural world.

Raised in Los Angeles, where freeways cut through mountains and concrete meets coastline, Lowell developed an early sensitivity to the tensions between human systems and the environment. Over the past two decades, his photography has investigated this interplay with a precise, almost clinical style, favoring clarity and detail over romanticism.

Guided by a lifelong interest in both art and science, Lowell’s work spans subjects ranging from scientific discovery and technological advancement to the infrastructures that support them and the people behind it all. Whether photographing a quantum physicist, a data center, or a field researcher at work, his images reveal the hidden systems and human effort shaping our world. As society accelerates toward an increasingly engineered future, his photographs invite reflection on the complex forces driving progress.

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