Jake Nelson
jpwnelson@gmail.com / 5037298642 / @hawthorneburgerville
Education
2019 - 2023 Seattle University B.F.A. Photography, Minor in Communications
Teaching
2024 - 2025, Franklin Foto, Portland OR
2023 - Present, Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle WA
Publications and Commissions
Oregon Journalism Project, Photo Contributor
Willamette Week, Regular Photo Contributor
Oregon Winter Magazine 2025, Photo Contributor
Get Wet, Willamette Week, Cover Photo
Everything You Want to Know About Protesting in Seattle, The Stranger, Photo Contributor
Oregon Summer Magazine 2025, Photo Contributor
Chinga La Migra, The Stranger, Photo Essay
Portland After Dark, Willamette Week, Cover Photo
Oregon Winter Magazine 2024, Photo Contributor
Fragments, Seattle Literary Magazine, Photo Contributor
Commercial and Narrative Work
Paradise Records – Office PA for the Art Department – Narrative
Criminal – Set PA – Narrative
Scoot Henderson Puma – Photo Assistant – Commercial
Expedia Travel – Set PA Photo Unit – Commercial
Oma – On-Set photographer – Narrative
Hands of Another – Second Assistant Camera – Narrative
Lady Gaga Pokemon Superbowl – Set PA – Commercial
OK McCausland Nike BTS – Photo Assistant – Commercial
Porch House Jeep 2025 – Camera PA – Commercial
Sweatpants Media Lexus 2025 – Camera PA – Commercial
Books and Zines
2025 Trampolines and Above Ground Pools along the Snoqualmie, Self Published Zine
2024 Sweatbread, Unique Artist Booklet, Edition of 5
2023 Hope and Escapism, Exhibition Booklet
2022 The American Poetry of Asiago Paige 2nd Edition, Self Published Zine
2022 Regular Consumers, Self Published Zine
2022 Self Portrait (two booklet set), Self Published Zine
2021 Blues, Unique Artist Booklet, Edition of 3
2019 The American Poetry of Asiago Paige, Self Published Zine
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Exhibitions
2025, PCNW: Focal Point, Seattle WA
2025, Ugly Child Fragment 3, Seattle WA
2025, Light Conversation Projection Series, Portland OR
2025, Blue Sky: Pacific Northwest Drawers, Portland OR
2024, PCNW Zine Fair, Seattle WA
2023, Short Run, Seattle WA
2023, PCNW Zine Fair, Seattle WA
2019, Pankumenta, Online Exhibition (Berlin)
2019, Young Arts Winners, Miami FL
Awards
2020, Seattle Spectator Senior Staff Photographer
2019, Young Arts Winner