Jim Signorelli

Jim Signorelli is a Chicago-area fine-art photographer whose work explores architecture, landscapes, nature, and abstraction in color and black and white.

Before devoting himself to fine-art photography, Jim spent more than 40 years at major advertising agencies in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles—including 16 years as CEO of Ebel, Signorelli, Welke. That experience taught him to look beyond what something is and search for the story it has to tell.

For Jim, a photograph begins with a different way of seeing. A sweeping architectural curve can suggest movement, a quiet landscape can invite reflection, and expressive color can transform an ordinary scene. Across his work, light, form, texture, and rhythm help reveal a subject’s character. In black and white, he emphasizes lines, shapes, and contrast; in color, he explores atmosphere and emotion. Chicago’s architecture remains an important part of his work, alongside natural settings and abstract compositions.

Jim is also an author and photography educator who teaches Photoshop and creative photo editing at the Evanston Art Center and through private instruction.

His photographs are created for homes, offices, hotels, restaurants, and design projects—from individual statement pieces to coordinated collections that give shared spaces a sense of place.