About me

Jack Austin is a poet, journalist, energy researcher, and photographer from Pittsburgh, living in Chicago. His poetry has appeared in Euphony and Turtle Way and his photography was featured in Evanston's Dittmar Gallery. His art and writing explore mental health, the human condition, beauty in all its forms, and subjectivity.

As a multi-disciplinary creative, Jack explores humanity, consciousness, and natural beauty through photography, poetry, and music. His work reflects on loss, what it means to be alive, and the search for purpose. As a long-time environmentalist, he seeks to highlight natural spaces, exploring urban and rural environments.

In photography, Jack is drawn to color and symmetry in often highly saturated images. Jack is drawn to both opulent and common language in poetry, weaving them together seamlessly or in juxtaposition. He wants his photographs to read like a poem, with drama and flare, highlighting the human condition, even when clear figures are absent from the image. On several occasions, Jack pairs poems with images in a series, adding meaning, complexity, and depth to both.