About
Nathan Vass is an artist, filmmaker, photographer, and author by day, and a Metro bus driver by night, where his community-building work has been showcased on TED, NPR, The Seattle Times, KING5 and more, landing him a spot on Seattle Magazine’s 2018 list of the 35 Most Influential People in Seattle, as well as Seattle Met's 2021 list of 100 Most Influential People in Seattle. A Korean-American born in South Central LA, Nathan holds a BFA in Photography from the University of Washington, and has been featured in the Seattle Art Museum, Henry Art Gallery, and more, with 40 photography shows, 9 films including the award-winning festival favorite Men I Trust.
His book, The Lines That Make Us, is a Seattle bestseller and 2019 Washington State Book Award Finalist in Non-Fiction. Available wherever books are sold.
Nathan enjoys his side job as a public bus driver almost as much as artmaking– if not slightly more so! He is a rare two-time winner of Metro’s Operator of the Month award and holds a record number of commendations, and is the first individual operator in Metro history to win the WSDOT Wall of Fame award. His blog, The View From Nathan’s Bus, details his adventures on the road and has been featured in numerous outlets– visit the Press page for more.
New to the site? Here's a one-page "crash course" with links and highlights: "Nathan Vass 101!"
His book, The Lines That Make Us, is a Seattle bestseller and 2019 Washington State Book Award Finalist in Non-Fiction. Available wherever books are sold.
Nathan enjoys his side job as a public bus driver almost as much as artmaking– if not slightly more so! He is a rare two-time winner of Metro’s Operator of the Month award and holds a record number of commendations, and is the first individual operator in Metro history to win the WSDOT Wall of Fame award. His blog, The View From Nathan’s Bus, details his adventures on the road and has been featured in numerous outlets– visit the Press page for more.
New to the site? Here's a one-page "crash course" with links and highlights: "Nathan Vass 101!"
Contact
Reach Nathan by way of email here.
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All work presented on this website, including photos and text, are copyright Nathan Vass, unless otherwise indicated. Any use of this copyrighted work requires prior written approval from Nathan Vass.
