Jessica Somers
Jessica Somers is a photographer and educator who specializes in historic photographic techniques and self-portraiture.
Phoenix #15 from Meditations on Being a Phoenix, Encaustic wax over archival pigment print, 20x24, 2016. Jessica Somers
Jessica has been in love with photography for most of her life. She was exposed to the act of picture making through her grandfather, an avid amateur photographer, and in the family bathroom-turned-darkroom after sunset. Here, she witnessed actual magic standing over the chemical trays watching an image appear where only a simple white sheet of paper was before. As a kid, she received a Kodak disc camera and fell in love with the act of expressing her individual view of the world from the 4 foot high perspective of a seven year old. Her height has since increased but her love affair with photography continues.
Island from My Trinity is a Fortress, Silver Gelatin Print, 20x16, 2023 Jessica Somers
Jessica’s work has been exhibited nationally and has been published in various periodicals. Her research on alternative processes and select photographs are published in the 3rd edition of The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes by Christopher James. Jessica is a 2022 Denis Roussel Award, Work of Merit recipient. She currently teaches photography at colleges, universities, and art centers throughout Connecticut.
Motherhood, from Bend So Not to Break, Ziatype print, 8x10, 2006. Jessica Somers.
