Studio Jaime…About

 

My name is jim lehmann and welcome to Studio Jaime where my lens and I capture 'humanity' within photos. I am a social / documentary photographer who expects each photograph to convey feelings and emotion, and for the viewer to beg for questions… I challenge myself by taking the works of various photographers such as  Fan Ho yet I have gone beyond that and transferred Fan Ho into a style of my own where I combine photography with a ‘cubist approach’ much like in the art of Picasso. You can see this in my collection of ‘conbination printing’ …or sandwich printing. I concentrate on geometric shapes and absractness to compose high contrast black and white images.

Even in my traditional work, I do not place emphasis on sharpness; as I embrace imperfection. I prefer capturing images on ‘film’ as that allows me to express my creativity using bold lines, deep shadows etc… all ‘perfection found within imperfection’. As Ho stated with Black and White photography….'it provides a sense of distance and separation and is simplified and turns images to the abstract. The world of color is reduced to black, white and gray'....

Dorothea Lange is another photographer I admire. She emphasized emotions thru her concentration on ‘body parts’ instead of ‘body whole’. So emotions come across with geometry as I move forward. ….

Instead of just shooting photographs, I approach my photography looking for connections between images and life. Please contact me about if you have comments.
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Photo Essay Books and Zines for Sale:
Contact me thru contact form or order directly. I will be at the 2026 20/20 Photography Festival in Philadelphia so drop on by to chat!

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  • Same Ole Shit….A photo essay book based upon Frida Kahlo and how the symbolism she saw in the 1930’s and painted to, still exist today in regards to poverty, moral degradation, the rich bastards etc. Available in soft cover for $45 (104 pages and images / narrative within). A highly symbolic book with images and narrative working together. You have to really read and connect the narrative to the symbolic visuals put forth. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Ghostriders…..a photo essay book based upon ghostly/ paranormalic images found in Philadelphia. Images connect to the writing of Edgar Allen Poe. The images relate to our physical bodies and our souls as they are ‘half earthly/half spiritual. Available in soft-cover for $60 (140 pages and images). Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Resistance—-$50

    Shots taken during the NYC 2016 Peaceful protest of the election of a narcissistic, as well as No Kings within Philadelphia PA. Emotional and upfront photography. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Soft Pourne…$18. (SOLD OUT) This unique photo book is a correlation of some of my Salt Prints. The photographs were captured using film as well as digital but were printed using the traditional Salt Printing process from the late 1830’s and 1840’s. I really enjoy the very tangible aspect of creating salt prints, especially if I am working from a film negative.Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form) or order directly from on-sight store.

  • Four Evenings…$18. (FEW LEFT) This photography book was captured in Tucson, Arizona within an artists warehouse. Various artists representing multiple mediums were used. I spent four separate Saturday evenings where an open house of their work was being displayed. Wandering the warehouse looking at the art, as well as individual studios was my goal. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Urban Lyfe Series 1 & 2 & 3——$12 each or all three in this series for $30
    Philadelphia Street Photography Series 1—Images connect to the writing of T.S. Eliott. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Philadelphia Street Photography Series 2—Images connect to the writing of Carl Sandburg. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Philadelphia Street Photography Series 3—This is the third in a series and is my latest Urban Lyfe Series. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • No Eyes Upon Me ——$10 per
    Shots taken from the viewpoint of those who sit/live on the streets. What do they see? Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Off Season—-$10 per
     The New Jersey Coast in the offseason—Images connect to the writing of Emily Dickenson. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Caressing Light—-$10 per
    Shots of light ‘borrowed’ as it caresses off scenes/people. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).

  • Specifically Melbourne…1. A limited order on this Zine. A 120 page zine with around 78 images. I captured using a blend of digital and film. This is a photo-book that also shows the settings and lens used for each image. So a great way to see not only the difference between film and digital, but also what settings were used. While not necessarily a documentary-style book, it does represent a slice of life in Melbourne, Australia. Price is $30. Spiraled softcover book. Contact Jim Lehmann (contact form).————————————————————————————————————————————————

Gear varies but mainly I shoot my Olympus OM series (film) + Zuiko lens using Fomapan 400 or even odd film such as Svema. I also shoot with my Lomo, just for fun. With digital, I capture images using either a Ricoh GR or an OM system OM-3

Use the Form Below to contact me with and I will respond. Thanks so much

jim lehmann (Studio Jaime)
Street / Social / Documentary Photographer
lehmannmath@yahoo.com

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All Photos on Site Copyright of Jim Lehmann