Jake Benzinger is a photographer, book artist, writer, and educator based between Providence, RI, and Rockland, ME. He earned his BFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design and is currently an MFA candidate at the Rhode Island School of Design. His work explores belief and the space between fiction and reality, weaving themes of identity, mysticism, phenomenology, and death.

His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and featured in publications including GUP Magazine, LensCulture, and Lenscratch. His monograph, Like Dust Settling in a Dim-Lit Room (Or Starless Forest), was shortlisted for the 2023 Lucie Photobook Prize and has sold out its second edition. Jake is a photography and book arts workshop instructor, content editor for Lenscratch, and the founder/director of wych elm, an independent press creating small-run photo books, zines, and fine art ephemera.