Creative expression emanates from Nevaeh Lowen like waves on a windward point. She has an eye for capturing an intriguing world beyond the scope of her age, but more importantly, she feels a sense of urgency to share the best parts of the unique life she’s lived.
To whom much is given, much shall be required.
That profound message from Luke 12:48 describes how those blessed with talent and opportunity are expected to steward their blessings and use them to serve, encourage and motivate others.
For the 17-year-old from Brookville, Ind., that’s check, check and check.
Daughter to Bassmaster Elite veteran Bill Lowen, Nevaeh has traveled the nation since her early childhood. With the family camping their way through the Elite Series, her mother, Jennifer homeschools Nevaeh and her brother Fischer, so memories are many.
As the central voice of Team Scream — Bill Lowen’s very vocal cheering section — Nevaeh has twice seen her father lift a blue trophy. Admittedly, she enjoys catching more than fishing, but she’s fished from Louisiana’s Grosse Savagne Lodge — site of her 7 1/2-pound P.B. — to the St. Lawrence River, where she caught big smallmouth on topwaters.
Her favorite tournament destination is the St. Johns River, and not only because Bill won there in 2025.
“I like that tournament because we always go out to St. Augustine Beach while we’re there,” Nevaeh said.
Her favorite family travel tradition: “Whenever my dad makes the cut, we make cinnamon rolls in the waffle maker. I make them for our family and Wes Logan’s family will come over and have some. Now, (several Elite families) have little waffle makers.”
Life Through A Lens
Back to the creativity thing, Nevaeh describes one of her main interests: “I like doing gel nails for my mom and friends. Diane Logan, Wes Logan’s mom, used to do that, so she helps me a lot. I also love doing hair and makeup, anything cosmetology.”
For now, that’s just a hobby. Her serious focus is one predicated on just that — focus.
Since 2023, Nevaeh has operated a photography business through which she provides Elite anglers the candid, behind-the-scenes images that help tell their stories and fuel their fan engagement.
“My mom used to take pictures for fun and I just picked it up,” Nevaeh said. “I ran my dad’s social media and I was just taking pictures with my phone, but I went more into more depth.
“Now, I use a Nikon D780 and a Nikon Z9 and they allow me more creativity and options. For example, I can get better clarity with running shots.”
Summarizing her Elite photo service, Nevaeh said: “I have six personal clients with package deals that start at the beginning of the year. My stuff is more behind the scenes, the stuff you wouldn’t be able to get if you didn’t have someone shooting it.”
She’s developed good instincts for when to be where, but Nevaeh listens to her customers and focuses on their personal preferences.
“For example, Wes Logan’s very particular; he likes action shots of him pulling his fish out of the livewell,” Nevaeh said. “He’ll post them on his social media. He really likes dramatic, what I would say, ‘bougie’ shots.
“My first customer in the Elites was Gerald Swindle. He’s a character. He loves goofy photos, like him giggling as he’s going out in the morning. He loves to be outgoing.”
Skill Development
Bassmaster photographers Andy Crawford and Dalton Tumblin both use Nikon cameras, so they’ve helped Nevaeh refine her skills. Also drawing insights from Elite pro Brandon Palaniuk, as well as YouTube instructional videos, she’s worked hard at mastering shutter speeds.
“It was surprising how much that does,” Nevaeh said. “I saw a big improvement in my photography. I’ve learned the settings for sports photography and I use a lot of the settings that photographers use for pro football.”
Doing so has allowed Nevaeh to capture the action of bass fishing. One particular motion-heavy technique — dock skipping — bridges her Elite photo service and her business’s other branch, high school senior photos.
Nevaeh recently conducted a photoshoot for her boyfriend, Aiden Castleberry, a senior planning to join the University of Montevallo fishing team. For the shoot’s high point, she had him skip a jig.
“It took four times to get the shot I wanted,” Nevaeh said. “His mom loved it. I think she used it for his senior cards. It got the water splashing.”
Meaningful Moments
It’s probably hard to top the thrill of photographing your father’s Bassmaster Elite Series win, but Nevaeh has come to appreciate how much a well-composed image means to everyone. She’s captured lots of smile-worthy photos, but she’s especially proud of a photo with which she personally connects.
“I would have to say a picture of Will Davis’s wife Megan and daughter Chandler when they found out he won the 2023 Elite tournament at Lay Lake,” Nevaeh said. “Chandler is sitting on Megan’s lap and they’re just cheering him on.”
Nevaeh said her proximity to professional bass fishing has afforded her both perspective and appreciation.
“I look at the sport differently because of the way I grew up around it,” Nevaeh said. “I want those family moments. Even if someone’s not my client, I’ll still shoot (such moments) and send the pictures to them.
“Those are wall hangers. They show what makes winning possible.”
Along with capturing moments, Nevaeh loves creating them. For example, each time her dad makes a Bassmaster cut, he’ll gift a Bassmaster membership to a child in attendance. Nevaeh said she loves this youth focus and during the recent Bassmaster Classic in Knoxville, Tenn., she had an opportunity to take it a step farther.
“At the Classic I built a gift bag for a kid in the crowd that included Bill Lowen stickers with graphics I designed, a t-shirt and a Bassmaster membership,” Nevaeh said. “I was in the family section at the Classic weigh-in and I saw this little boy in the stands jumping around. He was the happiest kid.
“I had to get security to let me over there, but I gave him the bag and told him not to open it until my dad was on the stage.”
What kid doesn’t like freebies at a live event? True, but in Nevaeh’s eyes, there’s a bigger meaning.
“You don’t realize how many kids that are out there in the crowd that will be on that stage someday,” she said.
Down the Road
While she’s deciding if college is right for her, Nevaeh’s certain that she and her Nikons have much more work to do.
“I don’t think I’ll ever put the camera down,” she said. “If the photography doesn’t work out, I might go to cosmetology school.”
Definitely a plan with potential, but much of Nevaeh’s outlook has been shaped by her solid foundation.
Yeah, she enjoys seeing the country and she appreciates having a front-row seat and all-access credentials to the sport’s top-tier competition, while rubbing elbows with the pro anglers that fans line up to meet. But when you read between the lines, you get the distinct feeling that all this takes a back seat to something much more meaningful.
Family.
Nothing reveals a child’s view of their upbringing like asking them about their life vision. Here’s a young person with her foot well in the door of a potential career — one she’ll certainly explore — but in her 10-, 20-, 30-year vision, Nevaeh Lowen sees a deeply grounded future clearly reflecting her values.
“Really, my only life goal is to be a mom,” she said. “I appreciate the lifestyle we’ve lived and being able to experience the world.”
Female Involvement
One of the most resonating elements of Nevaeh Lowen’s presence in the bass fishing industry is the direct connection with BassmastHER. With encouraging and equipping female fishing involvement as the program’s mission statement, Nevaeh’s path serves as a shining example.
“I think it’s great; I think it will build women’s confidence in the sport,” she said. “I think we’re noticing (more female involvement) because of the events BassmastHER is putting on.”
Noting that she’s particularly fond of BassmastHER Ambassador Anastasia Patterson’s blend of upbeat encouragement and natural connectivity, Nevaeh adds her own charge to those listening to these messages.
“At the end of the day, you can only preach to someone so much and then it’s on them to make it happen.”
Clearly, Nevaeh Lowen is making it happen and the bass fishing world is better for it.
