Jim Jackson
Photography Bio
Born:
Augsburg, Germany, 1950
Lives:
Sacramento, California
Studied Photography:
Self-taught.
Influences:
Ansel Adams and my Dad who was a photographer in the Army
High point:
Winning my first prize as a photographer!
Low point:
Having my regular job and never having enough time to do photography
Regrets:
Not having a good digital camera from the very start
Top photography tip:
Take the shot, then take it again from another perspective, then take two steps forward and repeat the process several times.
Hobbies:
Photography and playing the drums are at the top of my very large list of hobbies.
States visited (41):
(Texas)AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Need to visit:
IowaKansasNorth DakotaSouth DakotaMissouriSouth CarolinaRhode IslandVermontMaine
Countries visited (39):
(Singapore)
AustriaBelgiumCanadaChinaDenmarkEnglandEstoniaEswatiniFranceGermanyGreeceHong KongHungaryIndonesiaItalyJapanLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMacawMalaysiaMexicoMonacoNetherlandsPeruPhilippinesPolandSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainTaiwanThailandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States of AmericaVietnamZimbabwe
Continents visited (5):
(Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)
AfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America
Major cities visited:
(Dubai, UAE)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAmsterdam, NetherlandsAnchorage, AlaskaAthens, GreeceBaguio, PhilippinesBangkok, ThailandBeijing, ChinaBerlin, GermanyBoston, MassachusettsBratislava, SlovakiaBudapest, HungaryCadiz, SpainCannes, FranceCape Town, South AfricaCebu City, PhilippinesChicago, IllinoisCopenhagen, DenmarkCuzco, PeruDallas, TexasDelphi, GreeceDenver, ColoradoDubai, United Arab EmiratesGeorgetown, PenangHachinohe, JapanHong Kong, Hong KongHsinchu, TaiwanHydras, GreeceIksan, KoreaIstanbul, TurkeyJohannesburg, South AfricaKowloon, ChinaLima, PeruLondon, EnglandLos Angeles, CaliforniaMacau, ChinaMalaga, SpainManila, PhilippinesMelaka, MalaysiaMiami, FloridaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMonte Carlo, MonacoMunich, GermanyNice, FranceOlympia, GreeceParis, FrancePortland, OregonPuno, PeruRiga, LatviaRome, ItalySaigon, VietnamSan Francisco, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonSeoul, KoreaSeville, SpainShanghai, ChinaShenyang, ChinaShenzhen, ChinaSingapore, SingaporeSubic Bay, PhilippinesTaipei, TaiwanTallinn, EstoniaThe Hague, NetherlandsTokyo, JapanToronto, CanadaVenice, ItalyVictoria Falls, ZimbabweVilnius, LithuaniaWarsaw, PolandXian, China
Baseball stadiums visited:
(Old Yankee Stadium)
Ameriquest Field Rangers TexasAnaheim Stadium Angels CaliforniaBank One Ballpark Diamondbacks ArizonaCandlestick Giants California3 Com Park Giants CaliforniaCitizen's Bank Park Phillies PennsylvaniaComiskey (old) White Sox IllinoisCoors Field Rockies ColoradoDodger Stadium Dodgers CaliforniaFenway Red Sox MassachusettsJacobs Field Indians OhioKingdome Mariners WashingtonMetroDome Twins MinnesotaOakland Coliseum A's CaliforniaPacBell/SBC Park Giants CaliforniaShea Stadium Mets New YorkTropicana Field Rays FloridaWrigley Field Cubs IllinoisYankee Stadium (old) Yankees New YorkYankee Stadium (new) Yankees New YorkTokyo Dome Yomiuri Giants Tokyo, JapanTaipei Stadium Wei Chun Dragons Taipei, TaiwanHsinchuang Baseball Court Sinon Bulls Taipei County, TaiwanJamsil Baseball Stadium LG Twins/Lotte Giants Seoul, Korea
Airlines flown on (43):
AirAsiaAir CanadaAir ChinaAir FranceAlaska AirAll Nippon AirlinesAmerica WestAmerican AirlinesAviacoBritish AirwaysCathay PacificCemAirChina AirlinesContinental AirlinesCopaDeltaEmiratesEVAFastJetFoshing AirlinesGaruda IndonesiaIberiaJapan AirlinesJetBlueJetStarKorean AirLatamLufthansaMalaysian AirMalev HungarianNorthwest AirlinesPhilippine AirlinesPSAReno AirScandinavian AirlinesSingaporeSouthwestThai AirlinesTurkish AirlinesTWAUnited Air LinesUS AirwaysWestern Airlines
Bands/concerts attended:
(Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall)
ACDCBlind FaithCanned HeatCrosby, Stills, Nash & YoungDelaney, BonnieDon HenleyEaglesElton JohnEric ClaptonGipsy KingsINXXJacob DylanJohn MayerKitaroLed ZeppelinMark KnopflerMarshall TuckerPeter FramptonRobert CrayRolling StonesSantanaSarah BrightmanSteppenwolfT-bone BurnettTina TurnerUB40ZZ Top
Cars owned (18):
MG Midget 1964Ford Pinto 1972Pontiac 1950Chevy Biscayne 1958Chevy Truck 1957Ford Mustang 1965Ford Mustang 1967Ford Econoline Van 1962Ford Thunderbird 1968Ford Thunderbird 1964Ford F250 Truck 4X4 1972Toyota Truck 4X4 1986Toyota 4-runner 1992Toyota 4-runner 2002Honda Civic 1998Honda CRV 2019Toyota Solara 2004Opel GT 1970
Places lived:
(Augsburg, Germany)
14 1/2 Reinholstr. Augsburg, Germany23214 Lynn Street Hayward, California24655 Western Avenue Hayward, California27527 Capri Street Hayward, CaliforniaTyrell Avenue Hayward, California4504 Piper Street Fremont, California4515 Piper Street Fremont, California47811 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CaliforniaGraham Avenue Newark, CaliforniaCherrywood St. Fremont, CaliforniaSantee Road Fremont, California4646 De Silva Street Fremont, California2912 Kilkare Road Sunol, CaliforniaMadison Park Apts. Madison, Alabama35935 Dering Place Fremont, California4916 Kipling Drive Carmichael, California
Places worked:
(Manager of Quality Assurance, Atari Corporation)
Burger House FremontFremont Drag Strip FremontFremont Boys Club FremontBest Janitorial Service FremontFremont School District FremontGeneral Recorded Tape SunnyvaleIntercoastal Paint HaywardWestern Piping & Engineering S. San FranciscoDiamond Manufacturing San LeandroAnchor/Darling Valve Co. HaywardMeddco Metals HaywardAC Ball Co. SunnyvaleMorton Thiokol Brigham CityQuantic Redwood CityFMC Santa ClaraEngineered Systems and Development San JoseILC SunnyvaleInjex Industries HaywardMouse Systems FremontAtari SunnyvaleScientific Technologies FremontAbaxis Union City
I have:
taken an 83 mile bike ride (5/8/07)climbed the Eiffel Tower, Paris, Franceseen the Niagara Falls, Canadaclimbed the tallest building in Asia, 101 Tower (Taipei)climbed the tallest building on Earth, Burj Khalifa (Dubai)seen the Pope Benedict (Vatican)walked the Brooklyn Bridge, New Yorkswam in the Pacific Ocean, Californiaswam in the Atlantic Ocean, Floridaswam in the South China Sea, Philippinesswam in the Mediterranean Sea, Nice, Francedrove from Augsburg to Romeclimbed the Empire State bldg., New Yorkbeen an extra in a movie Moneyballrode a bike across a bridge, Golden Gaterode a bike across a bridge, Dumbartonrode a bike across a bridge, Carquinezclimbed the Great Wall, Chinaseen the terracotta warriors, Xian, Chinaeaten fried scorpions, Beijing, Chinaphotographed a president, Bill Clintonphotographed a presidential candidate, Hillary Clintontaken a desert safari, Dubai, UAEseen Machu Picchu, Peruclimbed 16,522' elevation to Rainbow Mountains, Perueaten Alpaca, Perueaten Guinea pig, Peruboated on Lake Titicaca, Peruswam with whale sharks Cebu, Philippineswatched sea turtles hatch, San Juan, Philippinesvisited the Banaue rice terraces, Banaue, Philippineswent on a shark cage dive, Cape Town, South Africawent on a game drive, Kruger National Park
Accolades:
Contact information:
Jim Jacksone-mail: axonjaxon1950@yahoo.com
I am represented by:
Fine Art America:
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-jim-jackson
Shutterstock:
https://submit.shutterstock.com/portfolio/published/photo
Alamy:
https://www.alamy.com/myupload/Index.aspx
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming
Need to visit:
IowaKansasNorth DakotaSouth DakotaMissouriSouth CarolinaRhode IslandVermontMaine
Countries visited (39):
(Singapore)
AustriaBelgiumCanadaChinaDenmarkEnglandEstoniaEswatiniFranceGermanyGreeceHong KongHungaryIndonesiaItalyJapanLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMacawMalaysiaMexicoMonacoNetherlandsPeruPhilippinesPolandSingaporeSlovakiaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainTaiwanThailandTurkeyUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States of AmericaVietnamZimbabwe
Continents visited (5):
Continents visited (5):
(Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)
AfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaSouth America
Major cities visited:
(Dubai, UAE)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAmsterdam, NetherlandsAnchorage, AlaskaAthens, GreeceBaguio, PhilippinesBangkok, ThailandBeijing, ChinaBerlin, GermanyBoston, MassachusettsBratislava, SlovakiaBudapest, HungaryCadiz, SpainCannes, FranceCape Town, South AfricaCebu City, PhilippinesChicago, IllinoisCopenhagen, DenmarkCuzco, PeruDallas, TexasDelphi, GreeceDenver, ColoradoDubai, United Arab EmiratesGeorgetown, PenangHachinohe, JapanHong Kong, Hong KongHsinchu, TaiwanHydras, GreeceIksan, KoreaIstanbul, TurkeyJohannesburg, South AfricaKowloon, ChinaLima, PeruLondon, EnglandLos Angeles, CaliforniaMacau, ChinaMalaga, SpainManila, PhilippinesMelaka, MalaysiaMiami, FloridaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMonte Carlo, MonacoMunich, GermanyNice, FranceOlympia, GreeceParis, FrancePortland, OregonPuno, PeruRiga, LatviaRome, ItalySaigon, VietnamSan Francisco, CaliforniaSeattle, WashingtonSeoul, KoreaSeville, SpainShanghai, ChinaShenyang, ChinaShenzhen, ChinaSingapore, SingaporeSubic Bay, PhilippinesTaipei, TaiwanTallinn, EstoniaThe Hague, NetherlandsTokyo, JapanToronto, CanadaVenice, ItalyVictoria Falls, ZimbabweVilnius, LithuaniaWarsaw, PolandXian, China
Baseball stadiums visited:
(Old Yankee Stadium)
Ameriquest Field Rangers TexasAnaheim Stadium Angels CaliforniaBank One Ballpark Diamondbacks ArizonaCandlestick Giants California3 Com Park Giants CaliforniaCitizen's Bank Park Phillies PennsylvaniaComiskey (old) White Sox IllinoisCoors Field Rockies ColoradoDodger Stadium Dodgers CaliforniaFenway Red Sox MassachusettsJacobs Field Indians OhioKingdome Mariners WashingtonMetroDome Twins MinnesotaOakland Coliseum A's CaliforniaPacBell/SBC Park Giants CaliforniaShea Stadium Mets New YorkTropicana Field Rays FloridaWrigley Field Cubs IllinoisYankee Stadium (old) Yankees New YorkYankee Stadium (new) Yankees New YorkTokyo Dome Yomiuri Giants Tokyo, JapanTaipei Stadium Wei Chun Dragons Taipei, TaiwanHsinchuang Baseball Court Sinon Bulls Taipei County, TaiwanJamsil Baseball Stadium LG Twins/Lotte Giants Seoul, Korea
Airlines flown on (43):
AirAsiaAir CanadaAir ChinaAir FranceAlaska AirAll Nippon AirlinesAmerica WestAmerican AirlinesAviacoBritish AirwaysCathay PacificCemAirChina AirlinesContinental AirlinesCopaDeltaEmiratesEVAFastJetFoshing AirlinesGaruda IndonesiaIberiaJapan AirlinesJetBlueJetStarKorean AirLatamLufthansaMalaysian AirMalev HungarianNorthwest AirlinesPhilippine AirlinesPSAReno AirScandinavian AirlinesSingaporeSouthwestThai AirlinesTurkish AirlinesTWAUnited Air LinesUS AirwaysWestern Airlines
Bands/concerts attended:
(Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall)
ACDCBlind FaithCanned HeatCrosby, Stills, Nash & YoungDelaney, BonnieDon HenleyEaglesElton JohnEric ClaptonGipsy KingsINXXJacob DylanJohn MayerKitaroLed ZeppelinMark KnopflerMarshall TuckerPeter FramptonRobert CrayRolling StonesSantanaSarah BrightmanSteppenwolfT-bone BurnettTina TurnerUB40ZZ Top
Cars owned (18):
MG Midget 1964Ford Pinto 1972Pontiac 1950Chevy Biscayne 1958Chevy Truck 1957Ford Mustang 1965Ford Mustang 1967Ford Econoline Van 1962Ford Thunderbird 1968Ford Thunderbird 1964Ford F250 Truck 4X4 1972Toyota Truck 4X4 1986Toyota 4-runner 1992Toyota 4-runner 2002Honda Civic 1998Honda CRV 2019Toyota Solara 2004Opel GT 1970
Places lived:
(Augsburg, Germany)
14 1/2 Reinholstr. Augsburg, Germany23214 Lynn Street Hayward, California24655 Western Avenue Hayward, California27527 Capri Street Hayward, CaliforniaTyrell Avenue Hayward, California4504 Piper Street Fremont, California4515 Piper Street Fremont, California47811 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CaliforniaGraham Avenue Newark, CaliforniaCherrywood St. Fremont, CaliforniaSantee Road Fremont, California4646 De Silva Street Fremont, California2912 Kilkare Road Sunol, CaliforniaMadison Park Apts. Madison, Alabama35935 Dering Place Fremont, California4916 Kipling Drive Carmichael, California
Places worked:
(Manager of Quality Assurance, Atari Corporation)
Burger House FremontFremont Drag Strip FremontFremont Boys Club FremontBest Janitorial Service FremontFremont School District FremontGeneral Recorded Tape SunnyvaleIntercoastal Paint HaywardWestern Piping & Engineering S. San FranciscoDiamond Manufacturing San LeandroAnchor/Darling Valve Co. HaywardMeddco Metals HaywardAC Ball Co. SunnyvaleMorton Thiokol Brigham CityQuantic Redwood CityFMC Santa ClaraEngineered Systems and Development San JoseILC SunnyvaleInjex Industries HaywardMouse Systems FremontAtari SunnyvaleScientific Technologies FremontAbaxis Union City
I have:
taken an 83 mile bike ride (5/8/07)climbed the Eiffel Tower, Paris, Franceseen the Niagara Falls, Canadaclimbed the tallest building in Asia, 101 Tower (Taipei)climbed the tallest building on Earth, Burj Khalifa (Dubai)seen the Pope Benedict (Vatican)walked the Brooklyn Bridge, New Yorkswam in the Pacific Ocean, Californiaswam in the Atlantic Ocean, Floridaswam in the South China Sea, Philippinesswam in the Mediterranean Sea, Nice, Francedrove from Augsburg to Romeclimbed the Empire State bldg., New Yorkbeen an extra in a movie Moneyballrode a bike across a bridge, Golden Gaterode a bike across a bridge, Dumbartonrode a bike across a bridge, Carquinezclimbed the Great Wall, Chinaseen the terracotta warriors, Xian, Chinaeaten fried scorpions, Beijing, Chinaphotographed a president, Bill Clintonphotographed a presidential candidate, Hillary Clintontaken a desert safari, Dubai, UAEseen Machu Picchu, Peruclimbed 16,522' elevation to Rainbow Mountains, Perueaten Alpaca, Perueaten Guinea pig, Peruboated on Lake Titicaca, Peruswam with whale sharks Cebu, Philippineswatched sea turtles hatch, San Juan, Philippinesvisited the Banaue rice terraces, Banaue, Philippineswent on a shark cage dive, Cape Town, South Africawent on a game drive, Kruger National Park
Accolades:
Contact information:
Jim Jacksone-mail: axonjaxon1950@yahoo.com
I am represented by:
Fine Art America:
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-jim-jackson
Shutterstock:
https://submit.shutterstock.com/portfolio/published/photo
Alamy:
https://www.alamy.com/myupload/Index.aspx
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