Jesse Barnett
December 2023/February 2024
Jesse Barnett has worked in the music business since 1994, but didn’t point his lens toward the stage until 2014.
Home-office based since 1999, he took up photography in 2012 as a reason to get out from behind his desk and leave the house. With his full-time job as an independent record promoter taking him to industry conferences centering around nonstop performance showcases, his camera eventually found its way into the venues. While his colleagues made fun of him at first, calling him the paparazzi, they soon made sure he had the passes he needed when their artists came to town.
In addition to concerts, Jesse regularly shoots live theatre, headshots, portraits, and landscape photography. He is also continuing to work his way around the shores of Cape Cod for his ongoing Beach Blur series.
Born outside of New York City and raised near San Francisco, Jesse graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Advertising & Public Relations. He and his family have been Easton residents since 2003.
Home-office based since 1999, he took up photography in 2012 as a reason to get out from behind his desk and leave the house. With his full-time job as an independent record promoter taking him to industry conferences centering around nonstop performance showcases, his camera eventually found its way into the venues. While his colleagues made fun of him at first, calling him the paparazzi, they soon made sure he had the passes he needed when their artists came to town.
In addition to concerts, Jesse regularly shoots live theatre, headshots, portraits, and landscape photography. He is also continuing to work his way around the shores of Cape Cod for his ongoing Beach Blur series.
Born outside of New York City and raised near San Francisco, Jesse graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Advertising & Public Relations. He and his family have been Easton residents since 2003.