Paho Mann's work investigates the physical manifestation of individuality, using both traditional photographic practices and contemporary digital technology. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Walker Art Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Arizona State University Art Museum, and the Tucson Museum of Art, among others. Mann's work is included in the Tucson Museum of Art's permanent collection. He has also been commissioned for public art projects by the city of Phoenix.

Mann was born in 1978 on his parents' homestead near Snowflake, Arizona. In 1992, he moved with his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where in 2001, he received a BFA from the University of New Mexico. He received his MFA from Arizona State University in 2007.

Currently, Mann lives and works in Denton, Texas, where he is an Assistant Professor of Photography at the University of North Texas.