ABOUT JILL JASUTA

I was eight years old when I picked up a pencil to create a neighborhood newsletter. With careful block printing and painstakingly created drawings, News of the Block lasted only a few issues. But it sparked my passion for using words and images to share stories.

Today I am mostly self-taught in both design and photography, and I'm always pushing myself to learn more and take on new challenges. I draw on all three parts of my career –  photography, design, and writing – when creating digital and print projects that help clients enlighten, inspire, and move their audiences to action.

In much of my work, I’m trying to capture a sense of place, whether I’m creating a brochure for a destination or capturing an environmental portrait of someone in their element. I also explore Maryland’s Eastern Shore with camera in hand and eyes open for intriguing landscapes and waterscapes. My husband Jim Duffy and I founded Secrets of the Eastern Shore a few years ago to celebrate the Delmarva Peninsula in books, stories, photos, greeting cards, and more.

I'm an "almost Marylander." While I spent the first 17 years of my life in New Jersey, Maryland has now been my home for the majority of my life; first in Baltimore City and now in the small waterfront town of Cambridge.