Jeffery Luhn began his career as a small town newspaper photojournalist and wedding photographer at age 15 in Hayward, CA. He earned a 2-year degree in Industrial/Scientific Photography at Laney College in Oakland and was hired by United Press International to photograph the ‘Hippie Invasion of Europe”. The photos were used by Time, Life, Newsweek, and many newspapers around the world. At the time he began his career, Jeffery was the youngest photographer ever hired by a national news organization. 

 

At age 20 Jeffery was hired to create and manage the photography department for Alameda County Photography. In this capacity he trained 100 police officers and district attorney inspectors to use cameras in the collection of evidence at crime scenes. He worked on the consolidation of many high profile cases including the Patty Hearst kidnapping, the SLA capture, and others.

 

Jeffery went on to earn two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, a California College Teaching Credential, and numerous awards from Professional Photographers of America. Midway in his career, after years of shooting hard breaking news assignments in Asia, Central America and Europe, Jeffery focused his efforts on the advertising field.

 

His studio in San Francisco (Visioneering) employed seven photographers. Visioneering maintained associate studios in Hong Kong and New York to service a growing list of clients. He has shot commercial video and stills in over 20 countries for Apple, Microsoft, General Motors, Pixar, and other large companies.

 

Jeffery taught his first college level photography courses in 1981. He currently lists teaching as his main profession and works as an instructor at Cabrillo College and Columbia College. Jeffery also gives lectures on photography and history on various cruise ship lines.