John Yang (1933–2009) was a photographer whose work reflects a deep attunement to place, form, and atmosphere. Majoring in philosophy at Harvard College and later studying architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Yang brought a measured sense of proportion and spatial harmony to his photographs. Based in New York City for much of his life, he regularly traveled to the Catskill Mountains, where near-daily excursions yielded a sustained body of work attentive to seasonal shifts, light, and the quiet transformations of landscape. His images—whether documenting vernacular architecture, gardens, or wooded trails—combine an architect’s precision with a poet’s sensitivity to fleeting moments. Yang’s photographs have been exhibited at institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Albany Institute of History & Art. His series on Innisfree Garden and other Hudson Valley sites exemplify his enduring engagement with the region’s cultural and natural histories, preserving their forms and atmospheres in luminous, meditative detail. His work in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Center for Creative Photography, Tucson; Museum of Modern Art, New York, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, among others.