Jesper Westley is a seasoned professional with over three decades in the industry. Jesper has worked in more than 60 different countries and feels at home where ever the assignment takes him.

He has cultivated a reputation for excellence in corporate branding and industrial photography. His collaborative approach with clients, from initial concept to final images, reflects his dedication to delivering exceptional and tailor made images for each client project.

Clients spans blue chips Danish corporations and their international agencies to NGOs and international organisations.

Calling the Baltic Islands of Bornholm and Møn home (with an office in Copenhagen), Jesper is also involved in regional development spanning exhibitions of art projects to producing shoots locally, working with local business and their visual identity. He is currently working with Bornholms Energy to develop their visual identity in a local setting.

Through 2024 Jesper is exhibiting portraits of Olympic danish athletes at the Danish National Portrait Museum.

Jesper Westley specializes in creating visual narratives of people and communities living in adverse and difficult situations. He is able to quickly gain peoples trust and get close in order to create the deeply human portraits and stories. He sees behind social status hierarchies and cultural backgrounds shows us the person and not the condition. 

A professional in the business for more than 30 years, in both the US and Denmark, Jesper Westley is used to work closely with his clients in order to tell their special narratives. While a seasoned professional, he is curious on people and their stories, firmly believes that we all have interesting stories to tell.

Jesper’s work for large international companies as well as a number of NGO’s is featured in the various platforms of his clients – from annual reports to wall hangings and special publications. More than 20 of his works are in the permanent collection of the Danish National Portrait Gallery. He is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently, The Lancet 2018 Health Stories in Focus award, in 2019.

Jesper Westley is known for his bold, clean and deeply human portraits, as well as his corporate branding imagery and industrial photography. A professional in the business for more than 30 years in both the US and Denmark, Jesper is used to working closely with clients from idea conception to post-production. While a seasoned professional, his work remains fresh and inventive each and every time.

Jesper’s work, for companies including pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, window giant Velux as well as a number of NGOs is featured in the various platforms of his clients – from annual reports to wall hangings.

More than 20 of his works are also featured in the permanent collection of the Danish National Portrait Gallery, and he is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently, The Lancet 2018 Health Stories in Focus award in 2019.