Billy Hickey is a documentary photographer from Massachusetts. His work focuses on stories about the intersection between the natural and human worlds. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with a Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology and before arriving in photography, Hickey worked with visually impaired children and volunteered across New Zealand. In 2020 he graduated from the Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York City. In December 2020, his project “How We Were” won first place in Lensculture’s “Black and White Photography Awards.” His work has been featured in LENSCRATCH, the Eastern Mass. Hawkwatch’s Newsletter, Buzzfeed News and The Wall Street Journal. He is currently based in Waltham, Massachusetts and is available for assignments around New England.
