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About Me
Jay Dickman
PHOTOGRAPHER
As a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and National Geographic photographer, Jay Dickman is a highly traveled, experienced and celebrated photographer. In addition to the Pulitzer Prize (and multiple domestic and international awards), Jay won the World Press Golden Eye for his photography. His photography has been featured in “Communications Arts”, “Creative Quarterly” and other competitions.
Jay’s career has spanned a multitude of experiences, including three months living in a stone-age village in Papua New Guinea, a week under the Arctic ice in a nuclear attack sub (both these for National Geographic), and aboard a sinking boat on the Amazon. In addition to more than twenty-five assignments for the National Geographic Society, Jay has taught workshops for: Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Media Workshops, Photography at the Summit and American Photo Mentor Series.
Jay and his wife, Becky, are founders of the FirstLight Workshop series, having hosted multiple workshops in France, Spain, Scotland, Italy, Namibia, Mongolia, the Chesapeake, and Wyoming. FirstLight was featured in American Photo magazine as one of the top 10 photographic workshops.
Working with National Geographic Expeditions, Jay has been on more than 100 Expeditions/Workshops/Adventures as the “National Geographic Expert.” These have included 15 “Around the World by Private Jet” trips, Expedtions, to Svalbard, Cape of Norway, British Isles, Northwest Passage, Dalmatian Coast, along with multiple trips to Baja, Galapagos, and Antarctica. Jay has led National Geographic Adventures, which include: “Walking with the Maasai,” “Tanzania Photo Adventure”, “Namibia Culture and Wildlife Adventure” “Sri Lanka Photo Expedition,” “Tuscany Photo Adventure,” and “Japan Photo Adventure.” Working with National Geographic, Jay has also presented more than 15 lectures for the Society.
Jay was cited as one of Travel + Leisure Magazine’s “Ten Fascinating People You Can Travel With in 2017”.
PhotoBlog.com also cited “Where’s Jay” (Jay’s blog) as one of the 45 best photography blogs.
As a working pro, Jay is a a Lexar “Elite” Photographer, Olympus Visionary, and a Singh-Ray Ambassador. He is co-author of the best-selling book, “Perfect Digital Photography”, published by McGraw-Hill.
