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Jen Osborne
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www.jenosbornestudio.com
Unit Stills and Editorial Photographer/Videographer Who Also Chases Fire
Only as good as my recent work
Works in Los Angeles, California + Vancouver, Canada
Attend Photoville this June! I will be showing work at the Emily Warren Roebling Plaza in Brooklyn Bridge Park (NYC), alongside three other 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Awardees!

photoville.nyc/exhibition/l...
May 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Excited to have photographed Green Day receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star today! Matt Pinfield was the MC. And Ryan Reynolds also spoke!

Thanks to The Heartland Network and Redux Pictures for having me there:
May 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Proud to be featured in Leica (LFI) Magazine's April 2025 issue alongside Anna Neubauer, Koral Carballo and Priya Kimbali. Get a copy here: lfi-online.de/en/magazine/...
LFI | Magazine | LFI 03.2025
Leica Women Foto Project, Marco Cortesi, Emmanuel Serna, Fulvio Bugani, Jean-Pierre Laffont, Leica SL3-S
lfi-online.de
April 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It was great to meet and photograph other Canadians in L.A. for a story in the Globe and Mail.

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/fed...
Among Hollywood’s Canadians, Trump’s attacks provoke a painful identity crisis
Expats in California keep a careful eye on the federal election and Trump’s immigration crackdowns closer to home
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thanks to PetaPixel for shedding light upon my work -- as well as three other amazing women photographers. We are honoured to be 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Awardees. petapixel.com/2025/04/02/h...
How Four Award-Winning Women Change the World Through Photography
Building connections and improving the world through photography.
petapixel.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger," reports the Washington Post, who I had the fortune of photographing for during recent Los Angeles fires.

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...
1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows
One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this winter, according to a Washington Post analysis of new state fire maps.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Happy Women's Day everyone! I'm thrilled to have spent this important occasion working on assignment for AFP in Los Angeles. The result was my first publication with Time Magazine!
time.com/7266129/inte...
International Women's Day Is Prompting Activists to 'Unite'
Amid Trump's second term, Women's March organizers across the U.S. are prompting people to unite with calls to action.
time.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I'm honoured to be a 2025 Leica Women Foto Project Awardee. I'm especially grateful that Leica highlighted the significance of my subjects' environmental struggles. leica-camera.com/en-US/leica-...
LWFP - 2025 - Jennifer Osborne - The Fairy Creek
Jennifer Osborne's photo series immerses viewers in the Fairy Creek protests, where activists united to protect Vancouver Island's old-growth forests.
leica-camera.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The opening is tonight, here's the info. If you're in Sofia, Bulgaria, please attend! www.phodar.net
PHODAR BIENNIAL
photography art samples
www.phodar.net
March 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My California fire work will be featured at the Phodar Biennial in Sofia, Bulgaria. My images show The Mountain Fire as it struck Camarillo, California in November 2024, the day after Trump's election. More than 240 structures burned.
March 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Family Affair airs tonight! I had the pleasure of capturing stills. Watch it on Lifetime.
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'Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair' Trailer: A Must-Watch Lifetime Original
Lifetime has released a first look at the forthcoming drama 'Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair', starring Ajiona Alexus and Da’Vinchi.
icecreamconvos.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My latest publication with the Washington Post:

I photographed this image on Jan.7, in the Palisades. A hellish 24 hours followed. Be safe. Be prepared. More fire weather is expected to continue in SoCal starting tomorrow. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
High-risk fire weather returns to Southern California starting Monday
The latest Santa Ana winds will return Monday, with the strongest gusts expected Monday night into Tuesday morning, as Los Angeles fires continue to burn.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This has been a tragic past 2 weeks. I had no idea this type of devastation created by fire could be possible. My heart goes out to all of those who've been affected by this catastrophe. Proud to have work with The Sunday Times on this very important story.
www.thetimes.com/world/us-wor...
How the Los Angeles fires have unfolded, day by hellish day
The melted wedding ring, the exploding house, the man who lost his home for a second time: each moment of destruction has reshaped lives in one of the most famous cities on Earth
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Proud to have made it into the Washington Post's top 11 photos of last week with a photo from Altadena. I'm truly sorry that for the loss of that wonderful neighbourhood. Altadena was (is) a Los Angeles gem.

www.washingtonpost.com/photography/...
Los Angeles fires, East Coast snow and more of the week’s best photos
See 13 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Proud to have photographed Annie Paya and her co-pilot, Liz Lavagnino, for The Sunday Times! They fly a black hawk for Capitol Helicopters and have been working on the Palisades Fire. www.thetimes.com/world/us-wor...
January 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Thank you to Germany's Der Freitag for reporting on my experience photographing fires in Los Angeles this month.
January 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I haven't been on here for a while, but I'm coming back with a few recent articles! Here's a recent photo I captured for the Los Angeles Times: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Fire rips through Hollywood auto parts store
A massive fire destroyed a Hollywood automotive parts store Saturday afternoon.
www.latimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Pre-Order your Sony World Photography Awards 2024 book now! It's on sale :) I have an Alberta fire smoke image published here, due to being shortlisted for the 2024 awards! shop.worldphoto.org/collections/...
March 13, 2024 at 4:40 PM
I'm honoured to be shortlisted for one of the World's top photo awards: The Sony World Photography Awards, under the Wildlife & Nature category, for my wildfire coverage in Alberta, Canada during May 2023.

www.worldphoto.org/wildlife-nat...
February 28, 2024 at 2:58 AM
2023 was a hot year, especially in Canada. I'm honoured to have an image in the New York Times International Edition.
January 13, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Happy New Year Everyone! Photographing the Sydney fireworks last night was definitely a NYEs highlight of my life!

I'm proud to have landed a photo in NBC NEWS!
December 31, 2023 at 11:53 PM
Happy New Year Everyone! Here are some photos I captured at Sydney's beautiful harbour for Anadolu/Getty!
www.metropoles.com/brasil/ja-e-...
December 31, 2023 at 3:57 PM
"What It Means to Lead Through Fire"

I'm honored to have work on this story, alongside reporter Matteo Cimellaro, for Canada's National Oberserver.

www.nationalobserver.com/2023/12/29/n...
December 30, 2023 at 11:17 PM
The Guardian ran one of my Pilliga forest fire photos too. But they sadly did not credit me. This is the bane of every photographer's existence (giving credit to the wire, not the photographer.) www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
December 20, 2023 at 9:17 AM