About Jess

Jess Bowen

a little more about my story

I’m Jess. And I’m obsessed with blue water. Like… obsessed.


Every image in this store tells a story from a real moment in my life; road trips across Australia, drone flights over Mediterranean bays, early sunrise missions, wrong turns and moments that only existed for a few seconds before the light changed. Just me, a camera and a constant need to keep exploring.


What started as a passion for photography slowly became something much bigger; a reason to chase adventure, spend more time outdoors, connect with people and share the feeling certain places leave with you long after you’ve left them.


Because at the end of the day, these aren’t just photographs sitting on a hard drive anymore. They’re the way I see the world… real-life pieces of my journey that I now get to share with you.

Jess Bowen
Jess Bowen

How It Started

I first picked up a camera after my grandad passed away. I was given his old Nikkor lenses — the kind that created beautiful light leaks and imperfections that somehow made everything feel more alive. I used them on my first camera, and it made me feel connected not only to him, but to the way I saw the world.


After that, I started photographing absolutely everything. The dog. Bugs. My brother’s ears. Literally anything that stayed still long enough.

Late-night YouTube tutorials, aggressively over-saturated photos, confusing camera settings, creative meltdowns… the whole evolution.

Jess Bowen
Jess Bowen

I ended up studying Film & TV and eventually landed in kids television at Nickelodeon — a place where my creativity could run wild and my chaotic child-like energy was somehow considered a positive trait.


That eventually led to becoming a promo producer with MTV and Paramount. Along the way I met Billie Eilish, hung out with Kendall Jenner, filmed Timothée Chalamet on red carpets, and shot a reality series with The Veronicas, just to name a few.


I loved the chaos of it all. But deep down, it always felt like I was creating for other people’s visions.

So eventually, I decided to make my own vision the priority.

Jess Bowen
Jess Bowen

I hiked 800km across Spain on the Camino… twice… I completed the Kumano Kodo in Japan, trekked through the Himalayas, nearly got taken out by yaks and absolutely detonated my brain with altitude sickness at 5,000 metres. That’s a different story.

So yeah… I froth adventure. And this print store became my next challenge.


My camera has taken me to some incredible places. I’ve worked internationally creating content in Fiji, Croatia, Greece, The Bahamas and the Dominican Republic.

From snappin Ultra Music Festival with some of the biggest DJs in the world to shooting alleyway gigs with 20 drunk bridesmaids screaming “MR BRIGHTSIDE” at 1am… both somehow equally iconic.


Somewhere along the way, I realised the moments I felt most alive were always tied to the ocean, travel, people, sunrise missions, road trips and discovering places most people don’t slow down enough to notice.

Photography stopped feeling like work and started feeling like a way of experiencing life (and myself) properly.

Jess Bowen
Jess Bowen

The Evolution

What started as sharing images online slowly turned into people asking if they could buy prints for their homes. That changed everything.


Seeing photographs go from a screen to a physical piece of artwork people see every day completely shifted the way I looked at photography. I became obsessed not just with capturing images, but with creating pieces that actually make people feel something when they walk past them.


Over the years, this collection has grown through travel, saltwater, sunburn, drone crashes, chaotic adventures and thousands upon thousands of files clogging up my hard drives.

And honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

This project is constantly evolving. New places. New coastlines. New stories. New moments I never could’ve planned for.

I think that’s the whole point of it.

Jess Bowen

What’s Next?

To be honest… I’m not really sure.

More road trips probably. More remote beaches. More countries. More moments I haven’t seen yet.

That’s the exciting part; this project isn’t finished. It probably never will be.


Every trip adds something new to the collection, and I’ll keep sharing new work as the journey continues.

Jess Bowen

A Final Note

If you’ve supported my work, bought a print, shared a photo, followed along online, or even just spent time looking through the collection — thank you. Seriously.

It’s a pretty surreal feeling knowing something that once existed as a fleeting moment in my life now gets to live on someone else’s wall, in someone else’s home, becoming part of their everyday space. That’s not something I’ll ever take lightly.


There are billions of photographs in the world, so the fact you connected with mine enough to bring it into your home is something I’m eternally grateful for.


This whole journey started with a camera, curiosity and a constant urge to explore. The support from people along the way is what’s allowed it to keep growing into something far bigger than I ever imagined.

So genuinely… thank you for being here and for being part of the adventure.


Much love, Jess