Contact

817.915.6698

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@Jess.Hume

Education

2013 - A.A. Fine Art 
Tarrant County College 

 2022 - B.F.A. Photography & Digital Studio - Magna Cum Laude

Oregon State University 

Professional

Photojournalist || 2023 - present
Mid-Valley Media
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Albany Democrat-Herald

Artist Member || 2023 - present
Light Rider Studios

X-Ray Quality Control || 2023
Selmet Inc.

Gallery Assistant || 2023
Truckenbrod Gallery

Figure Model || 2023
Oregon State University 
Umpqua Valley Arts Association 

Photo Lab Assistant || 2021 - 2022
Oregon State University

Photographer 3 || 2020-2022
Orange Media Network

Interim Photo Editor || 2021
Orange Media Network

Senior Product Photographer || 2018 - 2019
Allied Electronics

Awards

2025

Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

• 2nd Place - Best Feature Photo
      “Lambs Run”
      Jess Hume-Pantuso
  
  
• 2nd Place - Best Photo Essay
      “Shredding New Ground”
      Jess Hume-Pantuso
  

• 1st Place -  General Excellence
       Mid-Valley Media Newsroom

2024

Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association

• 1st Place - General Excellence
       Mid-Valley Media Newsroom
  
  
• 1st Place - Best Multimedia
       Ep. 7 "Grants Pass" A Place to Sleep podcast
  
  
• 3rd Place - Best Photo Essay
      Unhoused in Grants Pass

Society of Professional Journalists - Oregon

1st Place - Podcast/Audio: Crime & Law Reporting