About the Artist

Some photographs shout, LOOK AT ME! Others speak softly—the kind I prefer and strive to create. Is there hidden meaning in the quiet features of a human face? Are timeless stories told in the interactions people have with others and their surroundings? Are the things we build on the land a deeper expression of our values and culture? I want viewers of my images to dive deep and invent their own stories. I photograph people and cultures, who they are and how they live.

I was born in Chicago and live in Portland Oregon in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I have always loved photographing since my first camera, a cheap plastic film camera given to me when I was seven years old when my parents opened a kiddie savings account for me. I became a more serious photographer while in college and then graduate school pursuing a doctorate in psychology, and have pursued photography as a passion ever since. I worked as a social scientist within education and human service organizations for many years so I have always been interested in people and how their surroundings reflect who they are.

Jim Kushman / jim.kushman@gmail.com / +1 503 880 3681

Juried Group Exhibitions

Oregon Society of Artists, How It Looks From Here: A Photography Showcase, October 2021, Portland, Oregon, Honorable Mention Award

PhotoPlace Gallery, Travel: Faces and Places, November 2018, Middlebury, Vermont

Blank Wall Gallery, Street Photography, January 2018, Athens, Greece

Southeast Center for Photography, Landscape, Grand or Personal, September 2017, Greenville, South Carolina

LightBox Photographic Gallery, PDX30 Best Photographers , April 2017, Astoria, Oregon

Black Box Gallery, Portraiture: Photography Now, on-line exhibitions; September 2016; August 2015, Portland, Oregon

Newspace Center for Photography, Members’ Salons; October 2015, 2014, 2013, Portland, Oregon

Concordia University, Libraries’ Art and Culture Program, Uniquely Oregon: A Visual Exploration, July 2015, Portland, Oregon

Light Box Photographic Gallery, Forty Portland Photographers, April 2014, Portland, Oregon

Black Box Gallery, Journeys: Travel Photography, December 2013, Portland, Oregon