"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera." ~ Lewis Hine

With a flair for creating images filled with expression, award-winning photographer Jill Ocone will tell a true story through photography. Shooting both posed portraits and expressive candids in an unobtrusive manner, Jill Ocone will create visual memories detailing action, emotion and fun with the goal of exceeding your expectations. You will be treated as a friend instead of just a client.

* Jill Ocone is a Member of Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), Ocean County Artists' Guild, Society of Sport & Event Photographers, Guild of Creative Art and Belmar Arts Council.

* Jill Ocone's photographs have been published in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Ocean First Calendars, 2012 and 2011 Friends of Melbourne Beach Library Calendar, 2007 Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce Tourism Guide, 2010 Birds and Blooms Daily Planner, Everywhere Magazine-Issue 4 (August/September 2008), Asbury Park Press, Ocean County Observer, Homes and Land Magazine, The Manchester Times, The Coast Star

* PhotOcone...Photography by Jill Ocone was selected as one of the best photographers in Ocean County in the Asbury Park Press 2010 Readers Choice Awards

* "Yesteryear's Remains" won Third Place Overall in the 2010 Bayonet Farms Art and Music Festival Juried Art Competition. "Dunescape" and "Frigid Warmth" also selected for competition entry.

* "Portal to Paradise" won First Place in the Color Category at the 2010 Ocean County Artists' Guild Juried Photography Show.

* "Treasures" won Third Place in the Black and White Category at the 2011 Ocean County Artists' Guild Juried Photography Show. "Codarsnacht" received an Honorable Mention for the Black and White Category at the 2010 Ocean County Artists' Guild Juried Photography Show.

* Many other works were exhibited in various art shows in Monmouth and Ocean County since 2009.