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John Kim Austin Photos

Approved portraits of the Austin writer and author of The Soul of Austin, for press and event use.

These are the approved portraits of John Kim Austin, the Austin, Texas writer and author of The Soul of Austin. They include studio headshots, business portraits, and portraits made around the city: beside Lady Bird Lake with the downtown skyline behind, and with the dome of the Texas State Capitol in the distance.

Media, event organizers and publishers may use these images to illustrate coverage of John Kim Austin or The Soul of Austin, with the credit “John Kim Austin.” Select any image to open the full-resolution file. For other uses, email [email protected].

For a profile photo, use the black-shirt headshot that leads this page. It is the image used on his author profiles, so the same likeness appears everywhere he is listed.

John Kim Austin, head-and-shoulders portrait in a black crew-neck shirt against a plain light gray background
Author headshot, black crew-neck shirt.
John Kim Austin in a black zip jacket beside Lady Bird Lake, with the downtown Austin skyline across the water
Beside Lady Bird Lake, with the downtown Austin skyline behind.
John Kim Austin in three-quarter profile, looking toward the downtown Austin skyline across Lady Bird Lake
The portrait used on the cover of The Soul of Austin.
Black-and-white portrait of John Kim Austin with downtown Austin towers rising across the river behind him
Black-and-white portrait with the downtown skyline.
John Kim Austin in a black zip jacket, with the Texas State Capitol dome and the downtown Austin skyline in the distance behind him
With the Texas State Capitol and downtown Austin in the distance.
John Kim Austin in a light blue button-down shirt, with the Texas State Capitol dome and downtown towers behind him
Light blue shirt, Texas State Capitol behind.
John Kim Austin, head-and-shoulders portrait in a light blue button-down shirt against a soft gray background
Author headshot, light blue button-down shirt.
John Kim Austin in a denim shirt over a white T-shirt, photographed outdoors against green foliage
Casual portrait outdoors, denim shirt.
John Kim Austin in a maroon T-shirt, smiling slightly, with green trees softly blurred behind him
Casual portrait outdoors, maroon shirt.
John Kim Austin in a navy suit, light blue shirt and blue-and-white striped tie, with a blurred city street behind him
Business portrait, navy suit and striped tie.
John Kim Austin in a navy suit with a red striped tie, standing in front of an office building
Business portrait, navy suit and red tie.
Close-up portrait of John Kim Austin in a black shirt and wire-rimmed glasses, in front of a sunlit stone wall
Close-up portrait in natural light.
Cover of The Soul of Austin by John Kim Austin, showing the author beside Lady Bird Lake with the downtown Austin skyline
The Soul of Austin (2026), cover.

AI-Generated Illustrations

A separate set of AI-generated illustrations used in social and promotional graphics for John Kim Austin is collected on its own page. Those images are illustrations, not photographs, and are labeled as AI-generated.

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