Skip Bolen (skipbolen.com), a native Louisianian who lives in New Orleans, has been "capturing moments" with his camera since age 8. Heralded for his profound black and white photography of both famed and unknown jazz musicians on and off stage, Bolen's natural-light images are infused with a rare and magical spontaneous intensity, a raw energy and collaborative spirit seldom documented on film. He remains forever in pursuit of impromptu split seconds that display the heart and soul of what is jazz.

Bolen is also known for his nostalgic take on the depth, emotions and richness of historic architectural imagery, of classic vintage signs, landmarks and notable scenes in New York, Hollywood and New Orleans. Masterful with a variety of cameras, Bolen, equally accomplished at commercial and interior design photography, is frequently called upon to photograph celebrities and events for wire services. He previously worked with Condé Nast Publications.

Bolen's acclaimed portfolio of portraits of well-known and rising sensation jazz artists numbers in the tens of thousands, with several hundred images soon to be introduced in book form. A favorite of collectors, his work, in both media and advertising, is exhibited at a variety of galleries. Bolen was the stills photographer for K-Ville, the Fox Network television series filmed onsite in New Orleans.

In addition to his ongoing photographic work on a variety of Louisiana film/television production sets, Bolen is a stills photographer for David Simon's Tremé (TV series), a New Orleans-set drama. The original HBO series is about New Orleanians, their unique culture and community, and ongoing efforts to recover from Hurricane Katrina. The TV drama focuses on the city's musicians and Tremé neighborhood, an important center of African-American and Creole traditions.

Bolen also serves as a stills photographer for Louisiana-filmed segments of HBO's critically acclaimed cult-hit True Blood (TV series).