Education
1991 Columbus College of Art and Design, BFA, photography
Exhibitions and Awards
2009 The Spirit World, New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, Juror Russell Joslin
2009 Idea of Self, Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror Susan Zadeh
2008 Black & White Spider Award
2008 International Photography Award (IPA Lucie Award) – Food and Portraiture
2008 Society of Photographers, 6×6 Exhibition, Rooke Gallery, South Africa
2007 International Photography Award (IPA Lucie Award) – Portraiture
2007 The Center for Fine Art Photography, Denver Int. Airport Invitational
2007 Volitant Gallery, Austin, “Tunnel Vision: Parading Down the Aisle
2006 American Society of Media Photographers – Environmental portraiture
2005 Caladan Gallery, “Myths, Mystery and Ritual: A Portal into the Night”
2004 Black and White Spider Awards, Merit of Excellence – Fashion
2004 The Nocturnes, Best of the Nocturnes
2003 The Nocturnes, Surrealism Show, Honorable Mention
2003 Texas Photographic Society, Members Only Show
2002 MetroForm Limited, Tucson, AZ, Solo Exhibition
2002 River City Silver, San Antonio, TX
2002 Inside Space, London, England
2002 Nexus Gallery, New York City, NY, “Photography 2002”
2001 Mesa Contemporary Arts, AZ, “Stare Photographic Survey”,
Purchase Award
2001 Robert Caniga Gallery, Eugene OR. “Totally Nude” Group Exhibition
2001 London Photographic Award, Bronze Medal
Featured Web Exhibitions
2007 International Museum of Women, Imagining Ourselves
2006 File Magazine, Featured Project, Conventions
2002 Photobetty, Featured Photographer
2001 Photo-Pro Magazine, Feature Article
2001 ZoneZero, Mexico City
2001 Art in Context, NY, NY
2001 Photo Box, Slovak Republic
Bibliography
2009 Vanilla Ride, Knopf – cover photograph
2008 Tucson Weekly – Interview
2008 Supergirls Speak Out: Inside the Secret Crisis of Overachieving Girls, Simon & Schuster, Cover Photograph
2008 American Photography 24
2008 The World’s a Mom: Celebrating Motherhood, Author & Photo Editor
2007 American Photography 23
2007 Heartsick, St. Martin’s Minotaur, Cover Photograph
2007 How Magazine – Interview
2007 Area of Design – Interview
2006 Pesach for the Rest of Us, Random House, Cover Photography
2006 F-shop Magazine, Cover and Feature Article
2006 Creatively Self Employed, Contributing Writer
2005 Photo District News – Interview
2005 Mad Magazine, October issue
2004 Arizona 24/7, contributing Photography
2001 The Photo Review, Volume 24, Issue 3. Langhorne, PA
1998 Water Marked by Helen Lee, Scribner Books, Cover photography
1997 Unearned Pleasures & Other Short Stories by Ursula Hegi, Simon & Schuster, Cover photographyJackie Alpers is an award winning photographer whose images are used in commissioned advertising campaigns, magazine articles, cookbooks and book cover illustrations
Education
1991 Columbus College of Art and Design, BFA, photography
Exhibitions and Awards
2009 The Spirit World, New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, Juror Russell Joslin
2009 Idea of Self, Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror Susan Zadeh
2008 Black & White Spider Award
2008 International Photography Award (IPA Lucie Award) – Food and Portraiture
2008 Society of Photographers, 6×6 Exhibition, Rooke Gallery, South Africa
2007 International Photography Award (IPA Lucie Award) – Portraiture
2007 The Center for Fine Art Photography, Denver Int. Airport Invitational
2007 Volitant Gallery, Austin, “Tunnel Vision: Parading Down the Aisle
2006 American Society of Media Photographers – Environmental portraiture
2005 Caladan Gallery, “Myths, Mystery and Ritual: A Portal into the Night”
2004 Black and White Spider Awards, Merit of Excellence – Fashion
2004 The Nocturnes, Best of the Nocturnes
2003 The Nocturnes, Surrealism Show, Honorable Mention
2003 Texas Photographic Society, Members Only Show
2002 MetroForm Limited, Tucson, AZ, Solo Exhibition
2002 River City Silver, San Antonio, TX
2002 Inside Space, London, England
2002 Nexus Gallery, New York City, NY, “Photography 2002”
2001 Mesa Contemporary Arts, AZ, “Stare Photographic Survey”,
Purchase Award
2001 Robert Caniga Gallery, Eugene OR. “Totally Nude” Group Exhibition
2001 London Photographic Award, Bronze Medal
Featured Web Exhibitions
2007 International Museum of Women, Imagining Ourselves
2006 File Magazine, Featured Project, Conventions
2002 Photobetty, Featured Photographer
2001 Photo-Pro Magazine, Feature Article
2001 ZoneZero, Mexico City
2001 Art in Context, NY, NY
2001 Photo Box, Slovak Republic
Bibliography
2009 Vanilla Ride, Knopf – cover photograph
2008 Tucson Weekly – Interview
2008 Supergirls Speak Out: Inside the Secret Crisis of Overachieving Girls, Simon & Schuster, Cover Photograph
2008 American Photography 24
2008 The World’s a Mom: Celebrating Motherhood, Author & Photo Editor
2007 American Photography 23
2007 Heartsick, St. Martin’s Minotaur, Cover Photograph
2007 How Magazine – Interview
2007 Area of Design – Interview
2006 Pesach for the Rest of Us, Random House, Cover Photography
2006 F-shop Magazine, Cover and Feature Article
2006 Creatively Self Employed, Contributing Writer
2005 Photo District News – Interview
2005 Mad Magazine, October issue
2004 Arizona 24/7, contributing Photography
2001 The Photo Review, Volume 24, Issue 3. Langhorne, PA
1998 Water Marked by Helen Lee, Scribner Books, Cover photography
1997 Unearned Pleasures & Other Short Stories by Ursula Hegi, Simon & Schuster, Cover photography
Jackie Alpers is a food photographer, cookbook author and recipe developer who experiments with regional culinary influences while exploring food history and culture, and the relationship that people have with food and drink. She teaches creativity in the kitchen from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
She is the author of Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona which is an official selection of UNESCO’s Tucson City of Gastronomy, and a RUSA and Eating the West Award winner; The Unofficial Yellowstone Cookbook; and Sprinkles!:Recipes and Ideas for Rainbowlicous Desserts.
From 2013-2020, Alpers wrote and and photographed a monthly column and additional articles for the FoodNetwork.com and contributed recipes as well as photography to Refinery29. She has also contributed to Random House’s Tastebook, TheKitchn, Today.com, Real Simple, National Geographic and Edible Baja Arizona Magazine among others. She has been featured on Reader’s Digest, CNN, Good Morning America, The New York Times, NPR. Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Glamour, Better Homes and Gardens, MSN, Brit + Co. and Buzzfeed Food.
She is an experienced educator who speaks on industry related topics at workshops and universities. She has been a professional photo editor for over 25 years, starting her career as the managing photo editor at Swanstock, the premier fine art photography division of Getty Images.
She is represented by Renaissance Literary & Talent: Literary Agency.
Bibliography/Contributions
2022: Academy of Media Tastemakers’ Taste Awards – Winner: Food photography
2022: Muse Photography Award – Gold medal winner, featured interview
2022: American Photography 38 – Quarantine portraiture
2022: Tucson Guide Magazine – Featured interview: People of Tucson
2021: American Photography 37 – Food photography from the Taste of Tucson Cookbook
2021: Tucson Official Visitors Guide – Author and photographer for cover feature magazine article, Women’s Work
2020: West Margin Press – Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona – Author and photographer
2013-2021: Food Network – Contributing writer, recipe developer, photographer and video producer
2014-2021: Refinery29 – Contributing food photographer, writer and recipe developer
2014-2018: Random House’s Tastebook – Contributing writer, recipe developer and photographer
2014-2018: Edible Baja Arizona Magazine – Contributing writer and photographer
2014-2019: TheKitchn – Contributing writer, recipe developer and photographer
2016: National Geographic – Great American Eating Experiences: Local Specialties, Favorite Restaurants, Food Festivals, Diners, Roadside Stands and More; contributing photographer
2014: Glamour Magazine – Contributor, food photography and recipe development
2013-2014: iVillage/Today Food – Contributing writer and photographer
2013: Quirk Books: Sprinkles!: Recipes & Ideas for Rainbowlicious Desserts – Author & Photographer
2013 foodprint 1113: European Annual of Gastronomy
2013- 2012: Rovio Entertainment: Bad Piggies Best Egg Recipes Cookbook app – Photographer & Production Editor (Bestselling Cookbook App in the USA and China)
2013: Broadway & Thresher Magazine – Contributing Editor, Food & Drink
2012: Reader’s Digest – “Top Photographers Choose the Pictures That Make Them Happy
2012: Good Morning America –“Decadent Foods From Across the USA”
2012 foodprint 1112: European Annual of Gastronomy
2012: Tucson Official Visitors Guide
2011: Angry Birds: Bad Piggies’ Egg Recipes, hardcover edition – Production Editor (Winner “Best First Cookbook in the World” at the Gourmand Cookbook Awards)
2011: Phoenix Official Visitors Guide
2010: Tag Magazine #2, The Body Issue
2010: The Official Arizona State Visitor’s Guide
2010: Globe Pequot Press – Mexican Cooking, photographer
2010: Globe Pequot Press – The Calorie Counter Cookbook, photographer
2010: Globe Pequot Press – Knack Low Salt Cooking, photographer
2009: A History of Ghosts – cover photograph
2009: Knopf Publishing – Vanilla Ride, cover photograph
2008: Tucson Weekly – Interview
2008: Simon & Schuster – Supergirls Speak Out: Inside the Secret Crisis of Overachieving Girls, Cover Photograph
2008: American Photography 24
2008: Sterling Publishing – The World’s a Mom: Celebrating Motherhood, Author & Photo Editor
2007: American Photography 23
2007: St. Martin’s Minotaur – Heartsick, Cover Photograph
2007: How Magazine – Interview
2007: Area of Design – Interview
2006: Random House – Pesach for the Rest of Us, , Cover Photography
2006: F-shop Magazine, Cover and Feature Article
2006: Creatively Self Employed, Contributing Writer
2005: Photo District News – Interview
2004: America 24/7 – Arizona 24/7, contributing Photography
2001: The Photo Review, Volume 24, Issue 3. Langhorne, PA
1998: Scribner Books – Water Marked by Helen Lee, Cover photography
1997: Simon & Schuster – Unearned Pleasures & Other Short Stories by Ursula Hegi, Cover photography
Exhibitions
2009 The Spirit World, New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery, Juror Russell Joslin
2009 Idea of Self, Center for Fine Art Photography, Juror Susan Zadeh
2008 Society of Photographers, 6×6 Exhibition, Rooke Gallery, South Africa
2007 The Center for Fine Art Photography, Denver Int. Airport Invitational
2007 Volitant Gallery, Austin, “Tunnel Vision: Parading Down the Aisle
2005 Caladan Gallery, “Myths, Mystery and Ritual: A Portal into the Night”
2004 The Nocturnes, Best of the Nocturnes
2003 The Nocturnes, Surrealism Show, Honorable Mention
2003 Texas Photographic Society, Members Only Show
2002 MetroForm Limited, Tucson, AZ, Solo Exhibition
2002 River City Silver, San Antonio, TX
2002 Inside Space, London, England
2002 Nexus Gallery, New York City, NY, “Photography 2002”
2001 Mesa Contemporary Arts, AZ, “Stare Photographic Survey”, Purchase Award
2001 Robert Caniga Gallery, Eugene OR. “Totally Nude” Group Exhibition
