Hey everyone. Welcome back from the break. I hope you had a chance to reset before everything kicks back into motion. On my end, things are already moving quickly. A lot is happening at once, and it feels like the year started in mid-stride. That usually tells me I’m standing in the middle of something that’s already unfolding, not at the beginning of it. Even what holds my attention is different lately. Not in a superficial way, but at a more fundamental level. When you star

Wednesday Jacques, photographed by me Jesse Jacques on black and white film during our final week together. December 2025. A localized alignment within a wider field of organization, where what appears singular is held as part of something larger and ongoing. Some structures of life are always operating, whether we notice them or not. What follows sits with one of them for a moment, the way it becomes easier to sense when continuity loosens. Read it in that spirit. There are

An architecture of relation.  Lines align, a field clicks, and form begins to carry its own weight. Hello everyone. We have another working protocol to explore today. I’ve been deep in a set of demanding projects that went through multiple revisions. One of them, ELEMENTA, required a living lexicon that held together before I could create and photograph the system. It’s been a process. In one of the adjacent builds, a few concepts kept delivering under pressure, so I’m openin

What looks like geometry is also a map of hidden currents. Emma Kunz (1938) drew with a pendulum to chart forces she felt moving beneath...

Constructed and photographed by me, Jesse Jacques , in July 2025 on Cinestill 800T and 400D medium format film. MONAD Field Instrument:...

Still from Tarkovsky’s   The Mirror (1975) , a meditation on memory, perception, and the illusions that shape us. Lately, much of my...

A glimpse into the materials, mood, and mess behind one of this summer’s photography builds. Hey everyone, It’s pretty much summertime...

Some real questions. Some unexpected answers. Behind the scenes, in every sense. (Q&A live now) It’s been almost three years since my...

Image created by me, Jesse Jacques, May 2025 Photographed on Cinestill 800T film on medium format. One expression of a signal tuned...

An early Futurist poster (1924) reflecting the glorification of industrial creativity. It is an early glimpse of the hollowing that would...

Image created by me, Jesse Jacques, April 2025. Shot on 8x10 film. Structured by necessity and charged with presence. What enters the...

Visual fragments from my latest photoshoot and the atmosphere around it, with materials, textures, and references that shaped the mindset...

Image created by me, Jesse Jacques, March 2025. Working at a high level means constantly refining execution, composition, and intent....

Some of the key elements from the photoshoot. 120 and large format film, Kodak Ektar and Portra 160, CineStill C-41 for development,...

This photograph of a Smith & Wesson revolver, created by me, Jesse Jacques , was captured on 8x10 large format film. By reimagining the...

Reflecting on 2024, I worked on more than 80 photoshoots, each a chance to explore unique concepts, push creative boundaries, and embrace...

As we move into 2025, it feels like we’re standing at a threshold. The world is changing—visibly, but also in ways that are harder to...

Recently, I've been working on projects that need something a little different—a fresh look that doesn’t feel like it’s been done a...

Hey everyone! We’re getting close to that busy time of year—for photographers and everyone else—with the holidays just around the corner....

On Encounters that Choose Us A few days ago, during one of my morning walks, I heard a persistent meow—a sound distinct enough to make me...