My name is Jessica Whitaker, and I’m a portrait photographer based out of New York City. I started getting more serious about photography in 2010. Fast forward to 2019, and now I’m not only a photographer, but also a photography educator and the founder of the education non-profit, build and bloom®. build and bloom® started out as a facebook group in 2013 and has grown to a global community that bridges the gap for young photographers between talent and opportunity, providing free educational resources to further their businesses.