Aaron Mayes

Curator for Visual Materials, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Libraries Special Collections
Expertise: Photography, Documentary Photography, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Photographic History, Photojournalism, Digitization for Cultural Heritage

Biography

Aaron Mayes is a photographer who documents Southern Nevada, its built and natural environments, and the people who call it home.

He began his career as a photojournalist for the Henderson Home News and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Sun, before working as 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó’s university photographer documenting life on campus. In his role as curator for visual materials at 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Libraries, Mayes is responsible for growing Special Collections’ archive by creating and collecting photographs, as well as providing technical expertise with digitization efforts.

A fifth-generation Nevadan, Mayes’ work has been seen in many national and international publications and in local media outlets.

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Aaron Mayes In The News

51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Sun
Mike Smith answered his newsroom phone expecting to talk with a reader. That’s commonplace when his editorial cartoons are published in the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Sun, as callers either reach out with a compliment or criticism.
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A new chapter. A new beginning.
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A 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp university is making people smile after staging a photo shoot with a figure well-known to students and alumni at one of its empty libraries on campus.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Review Journal
While the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó campus is closed because of coronavirus concerns, nobody is using the Lied Library — save for one dutiful skeleton.

Articles Featuring Aaron Mayes

Doolittle Soapbox Race from August 1970
Arts and Culture | February 15, 2017

A new photography exhibit at the Historic Westside School showcases the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó University Libraries Special Collections’ Clinton Wright Photograph Collection.