Niki Nakagawa

Senior Photographer at the J. Paul Getty Trust - Villa Imaging Studios within Getty Digital, specializing in macro table top photography. Experience photographing numerous objects, including gems, coins, jewelry, reliefs, sculpture, architecture, vases, and more. Contributed images for the new Getty Villa Museum digital labels on display throughout galleries, cataloging and press during the major Villa reinstall project and continuing to catalog more inventory for museum wide open content initiative. Currently working on curator initiated scholarly catalogs and publications.

Head photographer at a Jewelry and Coin shop. Duties included: Photography and post-work of store inventory for website and e-commerce use, organization and storage of photos and backups on server, and appraisals of vintage cameras and equipment.

Short term internship as a second assistant to photographer representative. Duties include: keeping constant communication with rostered photographers, agency showing set ups (catering, time scheduling, guest lists, etc), sending promo email blasts to prominent agencies in Los Angeles, and updating website and social media with new content supplied by photographers.