jazzminemarie.photoCoronado Tidelands Park
Posted on September 24, 2021
San Diego Coronado Bridge, California, Sept. 2021
One Year of A Visual Diary
Posted on September 9, 2021
East Jesus, Niland, California, Jan. 2020
It’s officially been a year since I published Jazzmine Marie: A Visual Diary. I created this blog to freely share my art and the stories behind my photography without the anxiety I experience with social media. I also started this blog as a dedication to my grandma, Bettie Marie, for gifting me my first camera at age eight.
Spring into Summer ’21
Posted on July 23, 2021
Home Grown Fun, Del Mar, California, June 2021
Here are some film photos shot using my Olympus OM2-N between April to July 2021. Fujifilm Fujicolor 200 has been my go-to roll over the past year. These were shot all over San Diego from Barrio Logan to Hillcrest, Del Mar Fair, Little Italy, and more! ENJOY!
San Diego Drag Excellence
Posted on July 16, 2021
Lust, San Diego, California, June 2021
San Diego Pride just so happens to take place this weekend, so what better time to share these photos than now?
Palm Canyon
Posted on June 20, 2021
Marley & Stephen, Palm Canyon, San Diego, California, Sept. 2018
I just wanted to share some photos of my “location crush,” Palm Canyon, located here in San Diego at Balboa Park. It’s one of the many trails that run through the park, but this one in particular just so happens to be my favorite visually. I’ve been obsessed with this location since I first laid eyes on it almost a decade ago. I have this thing for palm trees, and Palm Canyon just so happens to have over 50 different species of them!!! It could be a Californian thing. It could be because I’m an earth sign (♑️). Who knows, but the obsession is REAL.
Seeing San Diego
Posted on May 20, 2021
Chicano Park, San Diego, California, Nov. 2020
It’s been a minute, but I have some good news! Some of my photography was recently featured in Black SD Magazine’s April Issue, my first printed publication! I couldn’t be more excited to be featured alongside so many other examples of black excellence we have here in San Diego. The feature is titled “See San Diego Through Their Lenses,” featuring myself and the very talented Angela Ledyard.
OB Meets Venice
Posted on March 12, 2021
Cruisin’ California, Ocean Beach & Venice Beach, California, Feb. & Mar. 2021
Some of the best photos that I’ve ever shot are the spontaneous ones, and even the ones I doubted I’d like at all. This was a different situation, mostly user error, but more on that later… The cars in these photos caught my eye while I was wandering through Ocean Beach a few weeks ago, and the palms you see in the bottom were shot from my hotel balcony in Venice Beach, California, just three nights ago.
B.T.S. with B.Towner Photography
Posted on January 11, 2021
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, Jan. 2021
I recently had the chance to collaborate with my friend Brandon of B. Towner Photography and gorgeous model Yamillette Flores. B. is a veteran, like myself, who has discovered a love of shooting environmental fashion portraits. Personally, I’ve always loved fashion photography. I still subscribe to printed magazines like Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar just to see the fashion photography editorials. Gucci ads are always my favorite because I never know what to expect (see examples below).
To Grandpa Ralph, Love, Jazzmine
Posted on December 28, 2020
To Grandpa Ralph, San Diego, California, Oct. 2020
To anyone grieving a loss this holiday season, know that my heart is with yours. This year was my first Christmas/birthday without my Grandpa Ralph, who passed away earlier this year in September. Since I could remember, my grandparents have always been the first people I’ve talked to every Christmas morning, but things were different this year. I called my grandma, and that’s when reality hit. It’s an adjustment for all of us, but I feel for my grandmother the most since they were together for 60+ years (could you imagine being with one person for that long???!).
