Jessica Chou

Bio
Jessica is a photographer based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Her images transcend the moment with uncomplicated elegance, allowing their subtleties to reveal the character and story of the subject.

With a background in history and photojournalism, Jessica’s process is a balance of observation and contemplation. She develops a contextual understanding of her subjects before each shoot, embracing references that reflect contemporary conversations around culture and identity.

Deliberate in her practice, Jessica creates honest, intimate images that rely on gestures, color, form, and composition to heighten the nuances of people and landscapes. She specializes in catching unexpected moments as her subjects collaborate with the space around them.

In 2020 she was shortlisted for the Aperture Portfolio Prize and her work has been exhibited at The Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago, The San Francisco International Airport Museum, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona.

Press / Interviews
Billboard
https://www.billboard.com/photos/steve-aoki-photos-billboard-cover-shoot-1235664532

The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/07/the-vista-was-all-blue-skies-mountains-lake-sand-and-in-the-middle-of-all-of-it-this-lady-jessica-chous-best-phone-picture

Museum of Contemporary Photography
https://vimeo.com/687971270

It’s Nice That
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/jessica-chou-photography-180621

Newsweek Japan
https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/picture_power/2021/06/post-49_1.php

Adobe
https://business.adobe.com/summit/community/take-five/photography-tips.html
https://vimeo.com/573203651

National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/newsletters/photography/2020/06/mastering-zoom-photography-in-tough-time-june-12/

NPR
https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2021/05/12/987230404/if-hate-is-a-virus-there-is-no-vaccine-asian-photographers-spoke-out

The Luupe
https://theluupe.com/blog/2021/12/13/how-photographers-show-their-backdrops-to-subvert-the-studios-reality-and-artifice/

MUSÉE Magazine
https://museemagazine.com/features/2020/4/29/suburban-chinatown-jessica-chous-look-at-the-san-gabriel-valley

Aperture
https://aperture.org/blog/complexities-asian-american-photography/

Columbia Chronicle
https://columbiachronicle.com/columbias-beautiful-diaspora-photo-exhibition-emphasizes-connections

The Photo Banter
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jessica-chou/id1315846850?i=1000495216744

The Luupe
https://theluupe.com/blog/2020/09/10/virtual-photoshoots-in-the-time-of-social-distance/

THE CANDID FRAME
http://www.ibarionex.net/thecandidframe/2019/6/16/the-candid-frame-472-jessica-chou

WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/23-amazing-female-photographers-you-should-know

The Heavy Collective
http://theheavycollective.com/2018/02/18/qa-jessica-chou/

Mull It Over
http://mullitover.cc/post/138989257738

Contact
Email: jessicachouphoto@gmail.com
Phone: 626-614-4455
Instagram: @choutoo

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