The American Worker Series
No. 15 "The Photographer"

Jeffrey Barnes is an award winning photographer from Buffalo New York. He is the owner of Jeffrey T. Barnes Photography where he specializes in wedding, sports and portrait photography. Jeffrey has been photographing weddings since 1992 and is Chief sports photographer for Sports & Leisure Magazine and Metro Source Newspaper.

In 2010 he won photographer of the year for creative excellence in the field of professional photography and in 2011, as a member of The Professional Photographers of America, Jeffrey earned the degree of Master of Photography.

An editor for Popular Photography Magazine was quoted saying Jeffrey "...shows remarkable versatility. Very precise framing, even in fast moving action shots. A natural compositional eye".

His passion for photography goes beyond being a photographer. He is also an avid collector of vintage cameras and photographs.

Married and a proud father of five children. He hopes to pass down the business to his children. Jeffrey feels very lucky to help support his family with his photography and couldn't think of a better career.