Jim Cox Photographer

Biography of Jim Cox

I was born and raised in Tacoma, WA, and graduated from the University of Washington
in 1971. Job wise, I spent 30 years at 3 different airlines, Pan Am, Continental, and
American as a Flight Attendant, retiring from American in December 2007. I am
married, and my wife, Toni Ray, was also a Flight Attendant, spending 36 years at TWA
and 4 years at American. She retired in May 2007. The 8 years I worked for Continental
I lived in Colorado, 4 years in Denver and 4 years at Vail. We married in February 1981.
From 1983 to October 2007, we resided in San Carlos, CA, about 20 miles south of
San Francisco. We moved to Palisade in October, 2007. We skied at Powderhorn
every February for about 20 years, which allowed us to decide that this was the area
we wanted to retire in.

Photo wise, I have been carrying a camera around since childhood. My brother tells
me we have one of the best documented childhoods of anyone he knows. The first
SLR I bought was a Pentax 500. My high school sweethearts dad, Chuck Gemmill,
was a professional photographer in Tacoma, and he was probably the single biggest
positive influence in my photo career. Working at his studio taught me camera
operation, lighting, composition, darkroom techniques, etc. I started making greeting
cards out of my photos in 1990, and had a number of retail accounts in the Bay Area.
Since moving to Palisade, Blink Coffee has been a big supporter for me. I currently
shoot with a Nikon D70S.

I want to first thank Blink, Natalie and Lori, for their wonderful support. And thanks to
all of you who buy my cards and photos to allow me to continue enjoying this wonderful
world called photography!

Sincerely, Jim Cox
JC Photography