JMR Visuals

JMR Visuals Jessica Rotkiewicz (JMR Visuals) is a dedicated photographer and visual storyteller who blends stills, audio, and video to create compelling narratives.

With expertise in editorial, commercial, and lifestyle work, Jessica captures moments that matter

09/15/2026

Learning the art of light painting from Rick Needle at this month’s Professional Photographers Society of Central New York meetup. Our President, Caitlyn Roberts of Moments Captured CNY - Syracuse Wedding/Engagement Photographer, models as Rick paints her portrait in light.

I’ve used light painting several times throughout my career, but it’s always nice to see how other photographers implement it into their own creative workflow. This is exactly why I love this group. There’s always something new to learn, and getting to do it alongside other photographers who push you to grow makes it even better.

Struck up a conversation with Jimmy at The Green Onion Pub after spotting his own personalized bottle of Bacardi behind ...
09/12/2026

Struck up a conversation with Jimmy at The Green Onion Pub after spotting his own personalized bottle of Bacardi behind the bar. Turns out he just got back from a car show up at Lake George, where he blew through seven sets of tires in 31 hours smoking them out. Had to grab a photo of him with his car, and it was seriously impressive.

I ended up a few minutes late to the Utica Improv show, but 100% worth it. Jimmy even snapped a good photo of us together too.

That’s the kind of story you only get by starting a conversation. You can’t take the journalist out of me, I’m always making new friends.

09/04/2026

Behind the cover of this month’s Mohawk Valley Living 🍎

People think photography is just point and click. It’s not.
This shot took 7 farmers, in an apple orchard on a hot sunny day, with the sun overhead and moving in and out of clouds the whole time. Getting everyone evenly lit, with harsh shadows fighting me one minute and flat gray light the next, all at once? That’s not luck, that’s 20+ years of reading light.

And then there was the 3-day-old calf who also needed her photo taken.

Turns out my go-to trick for getting a calf to look at the camera is... mooing at her. Not exactly what they teach you in photography school, but it worked.

This is the part of the job nobody sees. The technical decisions, the timing, the on-the-spot problem solving (and apparently the mooing, just ask the farmers, they were laughing). North Star Orchards Blacque Acres Inc. Shawna Papale Farmer Ben Casler Flower Farm Fly Creek Cider Mill Jones Family Farm LLC

Huge thank you to Carrie Byrne Putelo Carrie Byrne Putelo for trusting me with this cover 🙏 Can’t wait to collaborate again soon. Watch the video to see the cover and the inside spread of photos 📸 Go grab a copy of the magazine, it’s out!!!!

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Day 4 in the books guest hosting TALK! 100.7 FM Talk of the Town with Rocco LaDuca and Mark!🎙️Today’s lineup reminded m...
08/27/2026

Day 4 in the books guest hosting TALK! 100.7 FM Talk of the Town with Rocco LaDuca and Mark!🎙️

Today’s lineup reminded me why I love this seat. We kicked things off with Isabelle Isabelle Alexander-Klaboe Alexander-Klaboe from the Clinton Chamber Of Commerce Clinton Chamber previewing this Saturday’s Clinton Art & Music Festival (10am-6pm in the Village, mark your calendars). Then Brian Wyman joined us, father of fallen Oneida County Sheriff’s Deputy Kurt B. Wyman, who was killed in the line of duty in 2011. Brian came on to talk about the Grief Share Support Group at Hope Alliance Church Hope Alliance Church, meeting every Thursday at 6:30pm. It’s been 5 1/2 years since I lost my husband, and conversations like this one still hit different. Grief doesn’t run on a schedule, and knowing there’s a space like this for people in our community means a lot.

We also welcomed Anne Lansing, CEO of safeschoolsmohawkvalley Safe Schools Mohawk Valley, for an important conversation about mental health support for kids as the new school year approaches. Safe Schools Mohawk Valley works with at-risk youth and their families to keep them in school, help them graduate, and prepare them for college or a career, using an evidence-based approach that supports both academic success and social-emotional well-being. Such important work happening right here in our community.

And to round things out, Jim Victor and Marie Pelton Jim Victor Marie Pelton called in from Pennsylvania to talk about the incredible butter sculptures they’ve been creating at the Great NY State Fair for the past 24 years. We’re talking 800 pounds of butter, 11 days of sculpting, about 3,200 sticks total, enough to smear 76,800 slices of toast. Yes, butter sculptures. I always love seeing them at the Fair and had no idea how they were made until today!

Grateful to Rocco LaDuca and Mark Wolber for making this such a welcoming seat to sit in, and proud that I got to personally bring two of today’s guests to the table. If it’s happening in our community, chances are it’s the Talk of the Town TALK! 100.7 FM

08/26/2026

Why post just a photo when you can watch it instead? A day of boating on Lake Placid with Lindsay Berardino Lindsay, sunshine, and the best kind of chaos. Pierce took the wheel (well, “drove”), and once he saw Woodsy Woodsy | ADK Adventure Lab the dog take the leap, he found the courage to jump in too. Thank you, Lindsay, for inviting my family out for a tour of the lake. I grew up in Old Forge and somehow never made it out on the water up here until now. ⚓️

Day 3 behind the scenes at TALK! 100.7 FM 🎙️Today’s conversations reminded me why I love what this show does, bringing r...
08/21/2026

Day 3 behind the scenes at TALK! 100.7 FM 🎙️

Today’s conversations reminded me why I love what this show does, bringing real people doing real good right into our community’s homes, cars or whatever they are listening.

We sat down with Celia Bogan, Executive Director of Hope House Of Utica Hope House. Then with Christine Perez and Hallie Eric from United Way of the United Way Mohawk Valley Mohawk Valley, to talk about the United Games, such an incredible initiative bringing our community together.

Lastly, we welcomed Dr. Barbara Drake of New Hartford Wellness New Hartford Wellness to the mic for a conversation about peptide therapy health and skin wellness.

Grateful to be behind the camera capturing these stories and behind the mic getting to be part of them. This is what community radio is all about. 💛 Thanks to Rocco LaDuca and Mark Wolber for having me back on the air today. I can’t wait for next week!

08/18/2026

thank you Rae, I have been dying to learn underwater photography! I remember being in grad school and my professor won’t sign off on me to take a class. Well I no longer need his approval!! I can’t wait to try this again! I need to buy a house for my camera. I am always learning and trying new skills. More to come once I get my photos back from tonight’s shoot but here’s a little behind the scenes. Are you ready?! Ok?!? 🤣😂

TheOrd Inary Walter it was a pleasure and honor to take your portrait today at Gerber's 1933 Tavern. I can’t wait to see...
08/16/2026

TheOrd Inary Walter it was a pleasure and honor to take your portrait today at Gerber's 1933 Tavern. I can’t wait to see your full art show this December at The Other Side Utica.

New chapter unlocked: guest hosting TALK! 100.7 FM ! 🎙️ Couldn’t resist sneaking my camera in for some behind-the-scenes...
08/06/2026

New chapter unlocked: guest hosting TALK! 100.7 FM ! 🎙️ Couldn’t resist sneaking my camera in for some behind-the-scenes shots along the way. So grateful that my first guests of the day were my Success Circle Community ladies, what a full-circle moment. And a huge thank you to Rocco LaDuca Rocco, the host, for making my first day so easy and welcoming. Turns out we’re both Newhouse School alumni who bleed orange, fitting, since even the lobby walls are orange! 🍊 Feeling grateful for this new experience. 📸✨

08/06/2026

Catch Jessica Rowley tomorrow on TALK! 100.7 FM Talk of the Town’s Success Circle Community Success Circle Spotlight on TALK! 100.7 FM at 7:00 am!!!

It’s a full circle moment for me too, tomorrow is my first day as guest host, and she’s my very first interview. I sat in that same spotlight seat back in January alongside Christine Spiak ~ Money Coach Christine Spiak and Tricia Sticca Tricia Sticca here’s a link to my story if you missed it: https://vimeo.com/1152747499. Getting to welcome Jessica (plus Christine and Tricia)into that seat now means a lot.

There’s nothing better than sitting down with a small business owner and hearing how it all began.

Jessica’s cookie business started the way so many great ones do: birthday cakes for her own kids, word of mouth from friends, and a whole lot of heart. It traces back to her grandma’s kitchen, where family recipes and baking traditions first took root. Today, Love & Cupcakes Studio (love & cupcakes) is turning out gorgeous custom treats all over the Mohawk Valley.

If you’re in need of custom cookies or cakes for your next celebration, Jessica’s your girl.

This is exactly the kind of storytelling I love creating for small business owners: video that doesn’t just show your products, it shows why people fall in love with your brand.

If you’ve got a story like this waiting to be told, let’s talk.

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