Jessica Backhaus (born 1970) is a German photographer.
Backhaus was born in 1970 Cuxhaven, Germany. In 1986 she moved to Paris. In 1992, at the age of 22, she met the French photographer Gisèle Freund, who became a friend and influential mentor.
Her work is held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Yale University Art Gallery.