Jonathan Grado

Photographer, Creative Director

Austin, TX

9:33:14 am

Overthinking at 3am.

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a

multidisciplinary

photographer

Born

in

Brooklyn

and

based

in

Austin

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jonathan grew up on the workbenches of Grado Labs, the audio company founded in 1953. Combining his passion for photography and design, he helped guide the Brooklyn headphone company into its seventh decade while honoring its legacy of three generations of sound.

A multidisciplinary photographer, Jonathan finds surreal narratives in casual details. Often overthinking at 3am, his creative work explores the cinematics of a dreamlike state. He is currently working on conceptual projects using mixed media, as well as with Grado Labs, the Brooklyn audio company spanning seven decades.

Projects

A24 Films

The Pokémon Company

Uncrate

Bushmills + Elijah Wood

TechCrunch Disrupt

Le CouCou

Mini-Docs & Shows

American express

Buzzfeed

Great Big Story

Hypebeast

Mashable

NBC

VICELAND

jetBlue

Press & Features

AWWWARDS

CNN

Chicago Tribune

Design Milk

Dwell

Esquire

Fast Company

GQ

Gizmodo

The Dieline

The Verge

VICE

WIRED

Jonathan brought Grado Labs to Mashable's Top Eight Most Social Small Companies, and has collaborated with companies such as Pokémon (childhood dream) and A24 Films (grownup childhood dream). He’s been featured in a commercial for American Express, and on shows for NBC, CNN, and Vice, among others.

Jonathan Grado sitting on a chair on a red velvet stage wearing an open dandelion shirt and white sneakers.

Jonathan grew up watching headphones go from a sketch on a napkin to a finished piece of equipment. This attention to detail informs his story-building, with narratives spanning monochromatic dreamscapes to bodies with a mind for more. He splits his time between Brooklyn and Austin.