a
multidisciplinary
photographer
born
and
raised
in
brooklyn, NY
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 three generations of sound.
A conceptual photographer, Jonathan creates surreal, cinematic narratives shaped by the tension between melancholy and anticipation. He is fascinated by how memories shift when handled too often, becoming impossible to return to. Through tonal misalignment and hand-altered materials, his images build worlds of intentional dissonance.
Projects
A24 Film
The Pokémon Company
SXSW
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
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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.
Growing up at his family-run audio company, Grado Labs, Jonathan watched headphones go from napkin sketches to finished equipment. This early exposure to fidelity, the pursuit of perfect audio reproduction, now informs and subtly foils his creative work. His artistic practice deconstructs fidelity, composing images where memory and fiction find resonance.