jeremy wilburn

I spend most of my time staring at glowing rectangles. Through them, I frame the emotions of the people and the world around me. I have been blessed with a love for life and my beautiful wife. Together we go on adventures, documenting along the way.

I consider myself to be a semi-professional photojournalist. I enjoy photographing people doing what they do and behaving as they normally would in their natural environment. I prefer to capture people's emotions: love, happiness, joy, sorrow, ache, etc. I also really enjoy helping others whether they need help lifting a 30 lb bag of dog food into their cart at the grocery store, or raising a wall to build a house for someone in need. If you put my two passions together, I hope to be a missionary photographer someday. I want to immerse myself into another culture to photograph and document how they live. I hope to bring awareness for those in need through my images, whether it be in a book or through prints displayed.

My work has been featured nationally both online and in print for various magazines and newspapers, and in publications printed by the University of Illinois (both Springfield and Urbana campuses). I have also worked with the city of San Diego, the American Cancer Society and with the Smithsonian Institution on a secondary level science book for the National Science Resources Center.

My work in photography and advertising has gained accolades from the Illinois College Press Association winning me two first-place awards. I also hold a fourth-place award from the Chicago Tribune’s annual Shoot Chicago photography competition.