I am a photographer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. I first caught the photo bug my freshman year in high school, where I took my first of many photo classes. I really loved working in the dark room. Around that age, I found my other creative passion, movies, and made the decision to pursue filmmaking. I went to film school at Loyola Marymount here in Los Angeles.
Shortly after I graduated, I went on my first backpacking trip and it was love at first blister. Growing up in California my family spent a lot of time in nature, with almost yearly trips to Yosemite and the Northern California Coast. Through my high school and college years, I really had missed the outdoors. After a few years of feeling shame for bringing disposable cameras with me on my backpacking trips, I bought the camera I had always wanted but couldn’t afford a Nikon FM2N. Thanks to eBay and digital cameras flooding the market I could finally afford it. It re-ignited my love for photography, and ever since capturing natural beauty has been my inspiration.
All of my passions collided in 2011, when along with some friends I hiked the 219 mile John Muir Trail in California and made the documentary Mile.. Mile & a Half.” I purchased my first digital SLR a Canon 5D MII for that trip, mostly for the high quality video, but I also shot a lot of stills along the trail and through editing those I started to learn the power of digital photography. The movie did quite well, and was on Netflix, Nat Geo Channel and is now on Amazon Prime. Some of the messages and comments we received from people who’s watched the film made me realize how inspiration and healing nature really can be, and ever since my goal has been to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to get into nature and to help conserve and protect it for future generations.
Over the years, I’ve backpacked all over the US and from Europe to Banks Island high in the Canadian Arctic with my cameras in tow. Working as an editor for film, television, and streaming platforms, I have a lot of flexibility and a long list of places to visit, so keep checking back for new work.
Thanks for visiting,
Jason
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