Me.

Hi. I’m Jarod.

I don’t like writing about myself in the third person.

I’m not your vintage-inspired, insta-filtered photographer friend who goes hiking every weekend. But I do own some flannel shirts.

I don’t think the Fisher Price camera I used as a kid has anything to do with me becoming a photographer.

I don’t hashtag. I mean, except when I do.

I don’t care about curating my brand. Or if that’s even how those words go together.

I like bold colors. I like people to laugh hysterically. I like people to look introspective. I like when people look just slightly to the left.

“Oh, uh, my left.”

I like weird photos. I like clean photos with straight lines. I don’t have anything against centered compositions. (Clearly.)

I live in Phoenix. I think it’s neat. (Even if it is a terribly impractical place to inhabit.)

I have some awards and accolades and clients. But, like, who the fuck cares?

I think I’m terribly awkward, but nobody believes me.

I don’t have a strong opinion about pineapple on pizza. It’s fine.

I’m not quite sure how to use paragraphs.

I obsessed over this stupid profile, but I don’t want you to think I did.

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Okay, last one. The thing I love about these kinds of shoots is finding ways of delivering different looks relatively quickly. All of these were shot in Keith’s yard.
Another of Keith Anderson. Sans 🍊.
Recent work for In Touch Magazine. (NOT the weekly celebrity gossip magazine.) Keith R. Anderson, president emeritus of The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, spoke on the importance of mentorship. Really enjoyed working with @metaleapcreative for art direction on this shoot. Always nice working with a client who values and trusts your vision.
Another from my time in a scary, dark cave. Bonus: A Bat!
Last month I pretended I wasn’t claustrophobic so I could go underground with ASU researcher Marianne Moore as she surveyed a bat population. Shout out to @lananita84 for inviting me along to work with her on this.
Outtake from the science of awe story.
Papago Park for a story about the science of awe.
Lackner (previous photo) pioneered direct air capture, using what looks like artificial trees, to remove carbon dioxide from the air. These artificial trees are 1,000 times more efficient than real trees in reducing carbon emissions. (I don’t shoot a lot of “stuff” photos, so this was a fun opportunity to try something outside my wheelhouse.)