About

Nicol Hockett is a photographer and contemporary lens-based artist whose work spans documentary, portraiture, and fine art. She works selectively, focusing on civic and philanthropic initiatives, public events, and collaborations with the American Heart Association, the Ambassador of France, Sotheby’s, and the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

Her five-year study of the Lonaconing Silk Mill and her coverage of the Women’s March on Washington reflect an approach shaped by historical awareness and contemporary engagement, with work intended not only to observe public life but to remain useful within it. Her long-form projects, including Tall Oaks From Little Acorns Grow and Kind of Bleu, have received professional-series recognition from the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers.

Her photographs have 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. Recent international exhibitions include Power’s Afterglow in Art-Icon’s Sex and Politics at the Bastille Design Center during Paris Photo Week in 2025, followed in 2026 by First Gesture in LOVE at the same venue and Between Heats in Static Cinema at San Pietro Cantieri in Venice. Her images have also appeared in the Journal of the Royal Photographic Society and Photographer’s Forum annuals and are held in permanent public collections at Baltimore Center Stage and the Baltimore County Public Library.

She is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (ARPS) and a Professional Member of both the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP). She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Old Dominion University, a Master of Arts in Communication from Johns Hopkins University, and a Professional Photography Certificate from the Washington School of Photography.

At the University of Oxford, 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.

Her work is grounded in an interest in what photography can preserve: a public moment, a changing place, a gesture, a relationship, or a memory.