About:
Jon Frederick is a fine-art photographer whose work lives at the intersection of reverence and restraint—images that don’t shout but stay. His photographs lean contemplative and cinematic, often exploring memory, place, faith, and the quiet psychology beneath ordinary scenes. While his approach can be minimalist when needed, minimalism is simply one tool in a larger artistic vocabulary—used in service of meaning, not style for style’s sake.
Over his lifetime, Jon’s work has received international recognition and has been featured across multiple platforms, publications, and exhibition spaces. His images have been shown in galleries and stores on nearly every continent, and he has earned numerous awards in competitive photography communities. Jon was a finalist in the prestigious International Photography Awards in 2021 and was featured in the "Emerging Photographers" issue of *Fine Art Photography Quarterly* in 2022.
He is the photographer and author of *Immersion*, An Inspirational Christian Photography Collection (ISBN-13: 979-8415460830).
**ARTIST STATEMENT**
I photograph the quiet parts of life; what people walk past, what they forget, what they feel but don’t say out loud. I’m drawn to restraint: shape, shadow, texture, and the small evidence that a place has a soul.
Faith and memory are recurring undercurrents in my work. Not always obvious. Sometimes they show up as reverence. Sometimes as ache. Either way, I want the photograph to hold still long enough for the viewer to meet themselves in it.
I’m not committed to one aesthetic religion. Minimalism, abstraction, documentary realism, and intimate detail all belong in the same bag; if they serve the emotional truth of the image.
PUBLICATIONS
Amateur Photographer Magazine — April 2018; February 2020
Fine Art Photography Quarterly - Multiple
Model Society Magazine — Multiple
Marika Magazine — Issue 600 — February 2021
Whatever Magazine — Sunny Childhood — Summer 2021
Fstoppers — “Minimalism” — June 2021
Christianity Today — article and photographer contributor
Crossmap — article and photography contributor — 2021–present
Vigour Magazine — 2022
Adonis Magazine — December 2022
Boudoir Magazine — Multiple
Artells — Fine Art and Nude Fine Art editions - Multiple
Marika Magazine — February 2023
L’Amour Magazine — 2023
National Geographic Your Shot — featured / contributor credit - Multiple
Georgia Department of Wildlife and Resource Management - Explore Georgia Outdoor Edition - Multiple
Georgia Department of Tourism - Yearly Calendar contributor - Multiple
Alabama Department of Tourism - Alabama the Beautiful Travelers Guide - Multiple
EDITORIAL FEATURES / INTERVIEWS
Shoutout Atlanta — feature interview — February 2023
Shoutout Atlanta — feature interview — 2025
Christ in Focus— Featured Podcast interview - Multiple
BOOKS
Immersion: An Inspirational Christian Photography Collection
ISBN-13: 979-8415460830
EXHIBITIONS / SHOWCASES
Laurent Gallery — Melbourne, Australia — September 2021
The Photography Show — Birmingham, UK — September 2021
Kontrast Gallery — Stockholm, Sweden — September–October 2021
Indian Habitat Center — New Delhi, India — November 2021
Bridgeport Art Center — Chicago, Illinois — January–February 2022
Praxis Gallery — Minneapolis, USA — February 2022
Blank Wall Gallery — Athens, Greece — February 2022
FotoZA Gallery — Johannesburg, South Africa — March 2022
PH21 Gallery, Art of Black & White — Budapest, Hungary — July 2022
Agora Gallery — New York City — February 2023
Matca Space for Photography — Hanoi, Vietnam — upcoming November 2026
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2021
International Photography Awards Finalist in 2021
Man in Black — Hidden Gem Award — July 2021
Independent Black and White - Judge Favorite — August 2021
Life Framers Curator’s Selection — November 2021
You are my Sunshine — Creative Winter Category— December 2021
2022
Man in Black — Jewel Award — January 2022
Charlie’s First Cone — Moderator Award — March 2022
Man in Black — Top Shot Award 22 — April 2022
Interior of aircraft wing — Curator’s Selection — May 2022
Interior of aircraft wing — Halfway22 Award — July 2022
2023
Untitled singer-songwriter concept image — Summer Views Award — August 2023
Untitled singer-songwriter concept image — Contender in the Visual Poetry Project — August 2023
Winner in August Freedom Award — September 2023
Baby blue — Winner of the Automotive Photography Contest— September 2023
Back lit silhouette of squirrel on tree — Top Pick 2023 — September 2023
You are my Sunshine — Chatter Award — October 2023
Covered bridge over creek — People’s Choice in Covered Bridges Category — November 2023
Anchorage winter coast — Action Award — November 2023
Sunrise in the North Cascades — Winter 23 Award — December 2023
Yard bird — People’s Choice in Chickens Doing What Chickens Do Category — December 2023
2024
Lost in the garden — Winner in black & white lingerie Category— January 2024
Seattle wildfire aftermath — Winner Disaster Photo Competition — February 2024
Broad wing hawk — Ignition Award — March 2024
Alaskan winter lake — Ecovision Award — April 2024
Closeup of woman applying mascara on eye lashes — Featured Photographer— May 2024
Baring Harmony— Team’s Choice Award — May 2024
Starrs Mill — Winner in Single Building Category — June 2024
Girl on the move — People’s Choice in #beautifulsmile Photo Category— June 2024
Chattanooga waterfall Category — Titan Award — June 2024
Classic Ford pickup in cherry red — Car and Driver’s People’s Choice in Classic Cars Category — July 2024
Winner in Christmas In July Category— July 2024
Chronicle Award — August 2024
People’s Choice in Implied Nude Photo Challenge — August 2024
Storms over vines — Spotlight Award — September 2024
Little Slam — People’s Choice in Adolescence Sports Photography Category — September 2024
Moments along the coast — People’s Choice in Female Portraits Category— September 2024
Contest Finalist in Focus and Blur Category— November 2024
Seattle wildfire aftermath — Featured Photographer— December 2024
2025
Unnamed image — Judge Favorite — September 2025
Mother and son — Glow Award — October 2025
Dancing at the square — People’s Choice in City Love Category— October 2025
Unnamed image — The Yearbook Moment Award — December 2025
Young wanderlust — Featured Photographer — December 2025
2026
Sunrise in the Fog — Framing Award — January 2026
Contender Award — January 2026
Echo Award — January 2026
Fishing Alone — The Frame Award — April 21, 2026