Lightnotes Photography

Hi! I'm Jocelyn, the Lightnotes photographer. My specialty is documentary and human interest photography with an eye for capturing tableau-style compositions in real-time.

Documentary photography first took ahold of me, ironically, on narrative film sets. Capturing behind-the-scenes stills of student and indie productions (2007-2011), while working part-time for a wedding photographer in Anaheim CA, was my earliest practical training ground. I learned how to anticipate and move around the action. I learned how to be both patient and fast, in allowing the richest, realest (and sometimes quietest) moments to unfold. Capturing those moments is like muscle memory at this point, but capturing them artfully has been an ongoing practice–and that little bit of finesse is the craft I love.

Parallel to photography, I have a multidisciplinary art practice. I'm also a recovering advertising professional who previously worked as a creative/art director for brands like T-Mobile, Gap, Laura Mercier, and more. (You can still see some of that old work: here.)

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s e l e c t e d c l i e n t s + c o l l a b o r a t o r s

Seattle Parks Foundation
Seattle JazzED
Hertz
Amazon
Strawberry Theatre Workshop
IDEO
Market Optical
Microsoft/XBOX
Pentagram Design (nyc)
Giant Spoon (ny/la)
The Infatuation (nyc)
SS+K (nyc)
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
Cordoba Music Group (la)
Cookies with Tiffany
Geraldine's Counter
Heyday
TwentyPine (nyc)
Friends of Waterfront Seattle
Coffee 'N Clothes (nyc)
PepsiCo (nyc)
Habitat for Humanity (nyc)

w o r k h i s t o r y

Cavan Images
Contributing Photographer
2017-Now

Lightnotes LLC
Lead Photographer
2025-Now

T-Mobile, Brand Studio
Sr. Creative Lead
2018-2020

DDB New York
Content Creation Lead
2018

Giant Spoon NY
Sr. Art Director, Freelance
2017-2018

Laundry Service NY
Art Director
2016-2017

zSpace
Video Director
2014-2016

mOcean LA
Production Assistant
2012-2013

Square Eye Photography
Assistant / 2nd Shooter
2008