Lenses into Life
“Unless you photograph what you love, you are not going to make good art.”
– Sally Mann
– Sally Mann
Living simply makes loving simple.
– bell hooks
Galaxy Watch
“Love works miracles in stillness.” – Herbert Read
// Neowise comet in the Pacific Northwest skies
// Neowise comet in the Pacific Northwest skies
Explore to Create
“One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.”
– Simone de Beauvoir
// sunrise hits the walls of the canyon in Arizona
– Simone de Beauvoir
// sunrise hits the walls of the canyon in Arizona
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
– Rumi
// delicate flower sprouting out of a rock
“Three things in human life are important, the first is to be kind, the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.” - Henry James
“Three things in human life are important, the first is to be kind, the second is to be kind, and the third is to be kind.” - Henry James
self-portrait
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
- Arundhati Roy
Portrait of me by @mikelikesscience
EDUCATION
University of Maryland – School of Public Health
PhD Social Epidemiology student, current
Oregon Health and Science University-Portland State University – School of Public Health
MPH Public Health Practice, 2022
University of California, Irvine
PM Certification, 2018
University of California, Irvine
MS Chemistry, 2013
University of Pittsburgh
BS Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, 2009
University of Pittsburgh
BA Philosophy, 2009
University of Maryland – School of Public Health
PhD Social Epidemiology student, current
Oregon Health and Science University-Portland State University – School of Public Health
MPH Public Health Practice, 2022
University of California, Irvine
PM Certification, 2018
University of California, Irvine
MS Chemistry, 2013
University of Pittsburgh
BS Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, 2009
University of Pittsburgh
BA Philosophy, 2009
Candid portraits and photojournalism are my greatest passions. When I connect with a subject, engaging a person, I learn a little more about what it is to be human and my perspective is changed not just physically in the moment but mentally for a lifetime.
With these experiences I grow not just as a photographer but as a person.
Photography is a challenge and a catharsis for me.
It is a way I practice my humanism.
My portfolio includes pro-bono work for non-profits: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Women In Science PDX, Keep Oregon Well, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and others. My work has been used for national marketing campaigns, promotional flyers, newsletters, and more.
Offering sliding scale based on needs, not limited to— BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disability status, occupational status, etc.
I am mostly located in the DMV and PNW areas.
I am a PhD student, Dean’s Fellowship recipient, and Flagship Fellow at the University of Maryland – School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, specializing in Social Epidemiology, Gun Violence Prevention, Disability Justice, and LGBTQIA+ population health
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Email for inquiry: nejameson@gmail.com
studio artwork
With these experiences I grow not just as a photographer but as a person.
Photography is a challenge and a catharsis for me.
It is a way I practice my humanism.
My portfolio includes pro-bono work for non-profits: The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Women In Science PDX, Keep Oregon Well, Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and others. My work has been used for national marketing campaigns, promotional flyers, newsletters, and more.
Offering sliding scale based on needs, not limited to— BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disability status, occupational status, etc.
I am mostly located in the DMV and PNW areas.
I am a PhD student, Dean’s Fellowship recipient, and Flagship Fellow at the University of Maryland – School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, specializing in Social Epidemiology, Gun Violence Prevention, Disability Justice, and LGBTQIA+ population health
[they/them/theirs]
Email for inquiry: nejameson@gmail.com
studio artwork
︎ nejameson@gmail.com
“Be happy, but never satisfied.”
- Bruce Lee
// Foliage, textures, and light in the Olympic National Forest.
“Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.”
- Simone De Beauvoir
// Hot tub, stars, and best friend. @wimpyaf 🌌✨💙
- Simone De Beauvoir
// Hot tub, stars, and best friend. @wimpyaf 🌌✨💙
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”
- Dr. Mae Jemison
// Columbia Park with @wimpyaf Portland, OR.
- Dr. Mae Jemison
// Columbia Park with @wimpyaf Portland, OR.
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.”
- Rumi
// Golden hour in Hidden Valley at Joshua Tree National Park
Selected Works
“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much and what is done in love is well done.”
- Vincent Van Gogh
“The revolution that takes place in your head, nobody will ever see that.”
- Gil Scott-Heron
- Gil Scott-Heron
Pining Hearts, Portland Oregon
Selected Works
Passion is the bridge that takes you from pain to change. - Frida Kahlo
To tell the truth is to become beautiful, to begin to love yourself, value yourself. And that's political, in its most profound way.
– June Jordan
Olympic National Park
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
– Khalil Gibran
Wynoochee Lake Olympic National Forest
– Khalil Gibran
Olympic National Park
“Love has no uttermost, as the stars have no number and the sea no rest.” - Eleanor Farjeon
Macro Photography
Selected Works
“Either life entails courage or it ceases to be life.” - E. M. Forster
Spring in Mount Rainier National Park“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
Raindrops on flowers
“The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be.” - Bruce Lee
spider’s web covered in dew“All of my creation is an effort to weave a web of connection with the world; I am always weaving it because it was once broken.” - Anaïs Nin
