Jamie Nelson was born in a cabin in a small town in Texas and subsequently raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

When she discovered her passion for photography at the age of 17, she moved to California to attend Brooks Institute of Photography. After graduating, she moved to New York  City to pursue her career in fashion and beauty photography.

Nelson’s work can be seen in over a dozen international editions of  Vogue, Allure, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel, Tush, TIME, and Vanity Fair to name a few.

Her commercial collaborations include campaigns with Dior, Shiseido, Maybelline, Revlon, Tarte Cosmetics, Morphe Brushes, Jeffree Star, Urban Decay Cosmetics, Huda Beauty, Guinness, Smith & Cult, Benefit Cosmetics, Almay, Make Up For Ever, Target, Kylie Cosmetics, Paramount, Universal Music Group, Warner Brothers, Sony, and Saks Fifth Avenue;  with celebrity and music clients including Gwen Stefani,  Drew Barrymore, Yara Shahidi, Camila Cabello, Lily Allen, Kylie Jenner, Jaime King, Solange Knowles, Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Nicole Richie, Atlanta De Cadenet Taylor, Fifth Harmony, Danai Gurira, Suki Waterhouse, and Leslie Bibb.