Jessica Backhaus

Born 1970 in Cuxhaven, Germany, Jessica Backhaus studied photography and visual communication in Paris. In 1995, she went to New York, where she assisted the photographers Francois Halard, Michel Comte, and Patrik Demarchelier. Since 2000, she has worked as a freelance photographer in New York. She has had several exhibitions in Europe for Jesus and the Cherries. Backhaus (born in Germany 1970) studied photography in Paris, where she met Gisele Freund. Since 1995 she works as a freelancer and...See more

Born 1970 in Cuxhaven, Germany, Jessica Backhaus studied photography and visual communication in Paris. In 1995, she went to New York, where she assisted the photographers Francois Halard, Michel Comte, and Patrik Demarchelier. Since 2000, she has worked as a freelance photographer in New York. She has had several exhibitions in Europe for Jesus and the Cherries. Backhaus (born in Germany 1970) studied photography in Paris, where she met Gisele Freund. Since 1995 she works as a freelancer and artist in New York. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions, including the National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin. She is represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York and The Photographers' Gallery, London. See less