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Copyright © Derek Jecxz
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ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER

I was born and raised in New York City and work throughout North America. I’m drawn to places that feel self-contained—strong, restrained, and indifferent to being seen. The work is personal: each image is a kind of self-portrait, shaped by what I notice and what I return to, again and again. I have been making photographs for decades, and the work has gradually narrowed toward quiet landscapes with presence.

ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER

I was born and raised in New York City and work throughout North America. I’m drawn to places that feel self-contained—strong, restrained, and indifferent to being seen. The work is personal: each image is a kind of self-portrait, shaped by what I notice and what I return to, again and again. I have been making photographs for decades, and the work has gradually narrowed toward quiet landscapes with presence.

Practice

  • Long-duration, self-directed landscape projects across North America

  • Extended time in remote regions, road-based and self-supported (including the Northwest Territories and Labrador)

  • Disciplined field process, print-first standards, finished work only

Recent Projects

  • Northern Saskatchewan & Manitoba; the American plains

  • New work released selectively as large, numbered limited-edition prints

  • Licensing considered case-by-case

Selected Recognition

  • Interview Article - Landscape Photography Magazine (2017)

  • Best in Show (Overall) - Ellarslie Open (2015)

  • Feature Article - “Victor” Hasselblad Magazine (2012)

  • Patrons Award - Phillips Mill Gallery (2010)

  • Best in Show (Photography) - Trenton Museum (2008)

  • Honorable Mention - Px3 / Prix de la Photographie Paris (2007)

Licensing

  • McGaw Graphics (representation) 2009-2022

  • Artist Licensing International (licensing) 2011

  • Celadon Arts (wholesale distribution) 2009-2012

Exhibition History

  • 2026 - Phillips Mill Photographic Exhibition (Group), PA

  • 2023 - Fast Forward to 40 (Group), NJ

  • 2019 - Trenton City Museum (Group), NJ

  • 2016 - Pennswood Art Gallery (Solo), PA

  • 2015 - Ellarslie Open (Group), NJ

  • 2013 - City Folk Upstairs Gallery (Group), PA

  • 2012 - PAF NY (Group), NY

  • 2012 - Forsaken Waters (Solo) - Twenty-Two Gallery, PA

  • 2011 - Victor Gallery (Group), PA

  • 2011 - Dakota Ridge Gallery (Solo), PA

  • 2011 - Deptford Arts (Group), NJ

  • 2010 - Acts of Nature (Solo) - Twenty-Two Gallery, PA

  • 2010 - Marie L. Matthews Gallery (Group), NJ

  • 2010 - State of the Art Gallery (Group), PA

  • 2010 - Trenton City Museum (Group), NJ

  • 2010 - Phillips Mill Photography Show (Group), PA

  • 2010 - Monmouth Museum (Group), NJ

  • 2010 - Salon at Artworks (Group), PA

  • 2009 - Artists Haven Gallery (Group), FL

  • 2009 - Queenstown Gallery (Solo), NJ

  • 2009 - Countryside Gallery (Group), PA

  • 2009 - Newtown Walk Art Show (Curated), PA

  • 2008 - Sixth Street Gallery (Group), WA

  • 2008 - Trenton City Museum (Group), NJ

  • 2008 - Susquehanna Art Museum (Group), PA

  • 2008 - Gallery 125 (Group), NJ

  • 2008 - New Hope Arts (Group), PA

  • 2007 - George Segal Gallery (Group), NJ

  • 2007 - Gallery West (Group), VA

  • 2007 - Foundry Art Centre (Group), MO

  • 2007 - Barrett Art Center (Group), NY

  • 2007 - Ellarslie Open (Group), NJ

  • 2007 - Susquehanna Art Museum (Group), PA

  • 2007 - Trenton City Museum (Group), NJ

  • 2007 - Gallery 125 (Group), NJ

  • 2007 - Viridian Arts (Group), NY

  • 2007 - Cahoon Museum of Art (Group), MA

  • 2007 - Arts Clayton Gallery (Group), GA

  • 2007 - Artsgarden Gallery (Group), IN

  • 2006 - Gallery 125 (Group), NJ

  • 2006 - Studio Montclair (Group), NJ

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