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Sierra Nevada on annual hikes, focusing mainly on landscape photography. When I was seventeen I received my first real camera from my grandma, a Nikon FM2, and began to shoot the things I love; backpacking, fly-fishing, mountain biking, and the great outdoors. 

In 1996 I left home to study at Northern Arizona University.  In college, I broadened my interest in photography, from landscapes to portraiture and the integration of the two.  I also learned the intricacies of studio, commercial and editorial photography. I now use this knowledge daily.  I spent my final year at NAU on scholarship as the athletic department's staff photographer and graduated from NAU in 2001 with two degrees, one in Photography and one in Chemistry.  I graduated magna cum laude from the honors department and was named the “Best Photographer" in my graduating class.

After graduating I moved to Tucson with my wife and worked for the University of Arizona's Athletic Department as their senior sports photographer. During this time I shot weddings and portraits on the side.  After four years I decided to go out on my own and started my business Jacob Chinn Photography. I now focus on wedding and editorial photography, as well as senior portraits..

For a list of clients and publications check out the Commercial/Editorial Page.
Pick up a recent edition of the Arizona Alumnus Magazine to see some recent work.