Hello! My name is Jaymie Yu. I was born and raised in Dalian, China; immigrated with my parents to the US at the age of thirteen. The first time that I had connection with photography was when I was few months old. My grandfather was super passionate in photography; he was an experienced captain who sailed to more than 50 countries. He is a brave man who has faced violent storms in the ocean and met people of all races from the world. I would say my grandfather is the man who has conquered the ocean. Every time he came home after a trip, he would pick up his camera; I naturally became his best model and student.

 

Graduated from Academy of Art University with a bachelor’s degree in photography; I love to shoot landscape, portrait, documentary with both digital and film cameras; and I’m also a drone pilot. In 2013, I started my own photography brand “Jaymie Yu Photography”, my works were published in magazines. In 2018, I opened my first photography studio “Ji Studio” in San Gabriel, California; serving the Asian community as a wedding, family and child portrait photographer. In 2022, I became more than just a photographer. As an entrepreneur, I explored and learned about other business fields. Gladly, I’m starting a new brand in another field.

 

My inspirations mostly came from nature, life, inheritance, and travel. I like to keep finding myself within nature; to witness how small that human is in front of the world; to witness the rule of how things grow on the earth; to witness you, him, her, and myself. In the future, I hope I can create and share more of my amazing photography work together with you.

你好，我的名字叫Jaymie Yu。出生於中國大連，13歲隨父母移居美國洛杉磯。第一次接觸攝影是在出生幾個月的時候，因為我有一位對攝影十分狂熱的爺爺。我的爺爺是一位航行過50多個國家的老船長，見過大風大浪，見過天地眾生；可以說是一位真正征服过大海的男人。每當他出海回到家，會立馬拿起相機，我順理成章的就成為他最好的模特和學生。

畢業於Academy of Art University（舊金山藝術大學）攝影系本科的我，擅長於拍攝風景，人像，和紀實；也是一個無人機十級愛好者。 2013年，創立了个人攝影品牌 Jaymie Yu Photography，作品刊登各類雜誌。 2018年，開設了第一家實體攝影工作室，Ji Studio（吉攝影工作室）。位於洛杉磯City of San Gabriel（聖蓋博市），服務於亞裔社區。 2022年，我不再僅僅是一名攝影師。作為一名創業者，投身以及了解了更多行業后；很高興的是，我即將在其他領域創建出一個全新的品牌。

我的大多数靈感來自於大自然、生活、傳承与旅行。喜歡不斷的在大自然中尋找自己，見在天地面前人類的渺小，見世間萬物生長的規律，見你見我也見他/她。所有的故事都還在繼續，希望未來能與大家一起創造及分享更多我的精彩攝影作品。