Bio

Bio
Jessica Sample grew up in Los Angeles and has been traveling far from home and taking pictures ever since childhood. Her parents owned a stock footage company and she accompanied them across the world with her camera to places as far flung as Bhutan, Tibet, Africa, Europe, and Indonesia.
She was previously the Deputy Photo Editor at Travel + Leisure Magazine in New York and a frequent contributor to the magazine. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University and has studied at the International Center of Photography.
Jessica is currently based in Los Angeles. She is also available for travel assignments departing New York City. She is the curator of Wanderlust: A Silent Auction Benefit that auctions travel photography prints to raise money for environmental charities.
Selected clients include:
Airbnb
Airbnbmag
Angeleno
Anna Beck Jewelry
Architectural Digest
Belmond
Bon Appetit
C Magazine
CB2
Condé Nast Traveler
Coastal Living
Domino
Figs
Food & Wine
Food Network Magazine
Garnier Fructis
Golden Door
Goop
Hammer & Spear
Hemispheres
InterContinental
J.Crew
JW Marriott Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine
Miller High Life
National Geographic Traveler
OPI
People
Resy
Santa Barbara Magazine
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
Sunset
T Magazine
The Hollywood Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
Travel + Leisure
Awards: Photos selected for American Photography 36, Photo chosen for American Photography 35, Grand Prize Winner of PDN's World in Focus Contest 2018, Winner of PDN's World in Focus Contest 2017, Photo selected for American Photography 33, First Place in PDN's World in Focus Contest 2016, PDN’s 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch 2013, Photo selected for American Photography 29, First place in PDN’s World In Focus Contest 2013, #7 on Complex Magazine’s “25 Greatest Travel Photographers Right Now” list for 2013,