Museum Quality Fine Art Photography

Internationally published photographer, Jason Moore, got his start behind the lens at the early age of six. He spent many of his childhood summers photographing the island of Maui. By high school, he was shooting for his school newspaper. He attended Southern Methodist University, focusing on biology and history. Shortly thereafter, he moved to the islands and has been a professional editorial and nature photographer ever since. He went on to serve as Maui No Ka Oi Magazine's senior staff photographer and later as the photo editor for over 7 years. He was honored with the editors pic in the 2011 National Geographic photo contest. In 2013, one of his whale research photographs was chosen as a 60x80 ft permanent installation at the NOAA Inouye Regional Center in Pearl Harbor, Oahu. Jason shot footage and appeared in the 2015 IMAX Documentary, Humpback Whales, by MacGillivray Freeman films. The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation named him 2017 Volunteer of the Year for the Hawaiian Islands for his work as a research and rescue assist for NOAA's Large Mammal Response Team.

We exclusively represent the work of Jason Moore. For more than three decades, Jason has pursued a singular idea: that the most powerful images are not taken of nature—but from within it.

Rooted in a life shaped by the ocean, Moore’s work explores the intersection of light, water, and untamed environments. His process is immersive by design. Working often while freediving, he enters the water without tanks or barriers—moving silently through the environment to capture moments that exist only in the absence of human presence.

This approach allows Moore to document what few will ever witness: the quiet intelligence of marine life, the scale of the open ocean, and the fleeting, unrepeatable interactions between light and movement beneath the surface.

Beyond the camera, Moore has spent 17 years in whale research and rescue—working in direct contact with some of the ocean’s most powerful and vulnerable species. These experiences are not separate from the work—they define it. They inform a perspective grounded in respect, patience, and a deep understanding of the fragile ecosystems he enters.

Moore’s work has been internationally published and is held in significant collections including the Smithsonian Institution and the NOAA Museum in Pearl Harbor. His photographic journey spans Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest, and the American Southwest—each location chosen not for convenience, but for the possibility of a moment.

“A moment that cannot be staged and can never be repeated.”

-JAM