Jason Jilg
Fine Art Midwest Nature and Landscape Photography
Kearney Nebraska

Jason Jilg is a Kearney, NE based photographer. 

Jason was born in Central Nebraska in 1977.  After traveling extensively for the military, Jason attended school in Minnesota.  He holds a Bachelors degree in Emergency Management and Fire Science.  He returned to Nebraska in 2002 with a whole new appreciation of the Midwest area.  He moved to Kearney in 2007 where his fiancé lives and works.

His photography has grown from a hobby to a profession over the past couple of years.

He is self taught artist, but a diligent student.  Jason derives pleasure from both the exploration for great photographs, and the pleasure those photographs give their viewers.  He has a number of ongoing personal projects.

Jason has been accepted into many juried exhibitions and won a number of merits including these recent ones:

1. 2008 International Photography Awards-Honorable Mention
2. 2008 28th Annual Spring Photography Finalist, Photographers Forum Magazine
3. 2008 Northern National Juried Art Competition, Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
4. 2008 America Juried Art Salon-Award of Merit
5. 2008 Americas 2008- Minot State University, ND
6. 2008 Visual Art Society Of Texas 40^th Annual Spring Exhibition- Purchase Award
7. 2008 LaGrange National Biennial Exhibition-  Lamar Dodd Art Museum, GA-Purchase Award
8. 2007 Photograph of the Year-- Finalist
9. 2007 Sandhills Scenic Byway-4 Honorable Mentions
10. 2007 Upstream Gallery-9^th Annual Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Exhibition-3 Honorable Mentions

His most recent accomplishment was having the LaGrange Art Museum acknowledge his work by purchasing a piece of his work for their permanent collection.  He has also sold a number of pieces to private collections.

When not working on personal projects Jason does family, business, and individual lifestyle portraits; advertising and product photography; and editorial travel photography. 

If you currently have a photography project coming up please contact Jason to discuss the details at 308-870-0445.