mxd = arcpy.mapping.MapDocument("current") #turn off all layers for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd): lyr.visible = False #turn one layer on at a time and export for lyr in arcpy.mapping.ListLayers(mxd): lyr.visible = True arcpy.mapping.ExportToJPG(mxd, "C:\\Temp\\"+ lyr.name + ".jpg") lyr.visible = False del mxd