Jesse Diamond

Jesse Diamond was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended Cal Arts University where he trained as a musician and studied visual arts as a secondary course. Inspired by a trip to Africa in 1995, Jesse decided to concentrate entirely on photography. “My approach to the medium is similar to a documentary or street photographer. I use my camera to find true-life moments, those rare instances or “singular images” which are beyond a verbal description. These moments of connection are my true motivation to look closer at the world, and essentially, to find an understanding of my place within it.
”Jesse’s work has ranged from Sony Records to Harper/Collins book “A Day In The Life Of The U.S. Armed Forces,” photos from which were featured on NBC’s Dateline. In 2004, he was selected one of eight “Photographers of the year” by the International Photography Awards. He is currently working on, and exhibiting several bodies of work, one of which will be published by Nazrelli Press in 2006.

Street Photography

“Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans”

This quote from the late John Lennon, for myself, best describes the starting point of a traditional style of photography that is usually the most difficult to define. The term, “Street Photography” is not a literal one. More, it is an individual state of mind, rather than an urban setting. Simply, one who is looking for the unique moments that are missed while we are “busy making other plans”.
My contribution and homage to the medium, is the result of a subjective viewpoint. A photographer’s most valuable asset. I use my camera to find true-life moments -those rare instances or “singular images” which are beyond verbal description. These moments of connection are my true motivation in looking closer at the world, essentially to find an understanding of my place within it.”