About

Nicol Hockett is a photographer and contemporary lens-based artist whose work spans documentary, photojournalism, portraiture, and abstract art. She is known for projects that preserve history and amplify human stories, including a five-year study of the Lonaconing Silk Mill, coverage of the Women’s March on Washington, and philanthropic events such as the American Heart Association’s Heart’s Delight. Her assignments have included premier events for the Ambassador of France, Sotheby’s, and the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

Hockett’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at FotoNostrum in Barcelona, the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., and galleries across the United States and the United Kingdom. In 2025, her photograph Power’s Afterglow was featured in Sex and Politics, a curated exhibition presented by Art-Icon at the Bastille Design Center in Paris during Paris Photo Week. The exhibition was covered by Vogue Adria for its exploration of sexuality, representation, and power in contemporary photography. Her images have also appeared in the Journal of the Royal Photographic Society, Photographer’s Forum annuals, and distinguished U.S. public art collections.

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Hockett spent four decades in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area before returning to her hometown, renewing her connection to the visual and emotional language that shapes her work.

She is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS), a Professional Member of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), and a Professional Member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). Hockett holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Old Dominion University and a Master of Arts in Communication from Johns Hopkins University, as well as a Professional Photography Certificate from the Washington School of Photography. At Oxford University, she studied the Old Masters and Art Appreciation, developing a strong framework for visual analysis and interpretation. She has also served as a photographic judge and provided critique for camera clubs and art leagues throughout the greater Washington region.

Before establishing her photographic practice, Hockett built a distinguished career in digital strategy. She was a founding member of Web Services at UUNET Technologies, the first commercial ISP, and later joined AT&T during its acquisition of CERFnet, where she worked in a leadership capacity developing web services and advising AT&T Solutions, the company’s enterprise consulting group. Her work helped shape the original online presence of organizations ranging from emerging startups such as Google to major global companies. This experience later informed her graduate research at Johns Hopkins University, where she focused on corporate, non-profit, and political communication and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

Hockett’s photography engages history, memory, and preservation, moving between the monumental and the intimate. From collective public life to close observations of light, color, and atmosphere, her images function as record and meditation, rendering the ephemeral immediate and enduring.