Jody Miller

I have been a photographer for most of my life. The daughter of two fine artists, I grew up studying painting and drawing. My first camera, a Box Brownie, was given to me at age nine, and the love affair with photography has never ended. In 1982 my work began in earnest after attending Ansel Adams’ workshop in Carmel, California, studying with some of the great fine art photographers of our time.

For 45 years I worked in the television industry in Hollywood as a designer and animator, and my passion for photography melded beautifully with my profession. Now that I’m retired, I have the freedom to practice my art and travel, and am now able to live full time in my adopted home town of Astoria, Oregon.

I am primarily a landscape photographer; but any and all genres of fine art photography are represented in my work. I am eternally fascinated with the play of light against shadow no matter the subject matter. I especially love shooting at night, when shadows and color always delight and surprise me. I am now fortunate to be a member of a superb group of photographers, The Guild at LightBox Photographic Gallery, since 2021.