I’m a commercial advertising photographer with a solid foundation in fine art photography. I’ve been
photographing for advertising agencies, companies direct and individuals since 1982 when I opened
my studio in an industrial complex in Costa Mesa, California. I'm totally into digital photography but still
have some film in the fridge if needed. I am a lucky man. I love my work, especially photographing
people.
CLIENTS INCLUDE: Ashton-Tate • Bijan Fragrances • Carlson Marketing Group • Comprehensive
Care Corp. • Danica Furniture • Del Amo Fashion Center • Dillards Department Stores • EZ Lube •
Fluor Corp. • General Telephone • Hobbs/Herder Advertising • La Opinion • Microtek • Nils Skiwear •
Plummers Furniture • Sandy Corp. • Sprint PCS • Swinerton Builders • Taco Bell • William Lyon Co. •
Zee Medical
STOCK: All images in the “Personal Series” are available as Stock Photography. Please contact me
for file size, usage rights and price.
COPYRIGHT: All photographs appearing in this Jim Koch Studio website are under the protection of
the United States and International Copyright Laws. Photographs are not to be downloaded,
reproduced, copied, stored, manipulated or used whole or in part of a derivative work without the
written permission of Jim Koch. No content is within public domain. The use of any image as the basis
for another photographic concept or illustration is a violation of copyright.
STUDIED:
1970
Ansel Adams Yosemite Workshop
1972
University of California, Santa Cruz
The Making of a Book Workshop with Beaumont Newhall
1974
Apeiron Photography Workshops, Millerton, New York
Winter Resident Program funded by:
The National Endowment for the Arts
The New York Council on the Arts
1975
University of California Los Angeles
Creative Photography Seminar with Van Deren Coke
1975
Apeiron Photography Workshops, Millerton, New York
Resident Staff Member, Summer Program funded by:
The National Endowment for the Arts
The New York Council on the Arts
1976
Apeiron Photography Workshops, Millerton, New York
Resident Staff Member, Summer Program funded by:
The National Endowment for the Arts
The New York Council on the Arts
AWARDS:
1972
Nikon International Photography Competition
Third Place Award
1992
Art Direction Magazine
Consumer Advertisement, single
Bijan Fragrances, Inc.
1993
Art Direction Magazine
Consumer Advertisement, print
Bijan Fragrances, Inc.
1995
Orange County Ad Awards
Distinguished Merit Award
United Way of Orange County
EXHIBITIONS:
1970
Camera Work Gallery
Newport Beach, California
Group Exhibition
1973
Laguna Beach Museum of Art
Laguna Beach, California
All California Purchase Prize Competition Exhibition
1974
Newport School of Photography
Newport Beach, California
Group Exhibition
1974
Southern Illinois State University
Carbondale, Illinois
Apeiron Photography Workshops Winter Artist-in-Residence Exhibition
1975
Community Darkrooms Gallery
Syracuse University, New York
Presented by Light Work
Apeiron Photography Workshops Staff Exhibition
1975
Laguna Beach Museum of Art
Laguna Beach, California
First All–California Juried Photography Exhibition
1975
Newport School of Photography
Newport Beach, California
Two Person Exhibition
1976
B.C. Space Gallery
Laguna Beach, California
Group Exhibition
1997
B.C. Space Gallery
Laguna Beach, California
Committed To The Light - Group Exhibition
1997
Light Writing Studio
Santa Ana, California
Group Exhibition
2007
Amorviejo Art Gallery
Santa Ana, California
Group Exhibition
2008
2nd City Council Art Gallery + Performance Space
Long Beach, California
California Visual Artists Juried Exhibition
2008
Orange Coast College Art Center
Costa Mesa, California
Orange Coast Review Artists Exhibitition
REVIEWS:
1979
Artweek, October 20
1997
Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section, February 25