I have always focused on teaching, sharing, communicating, and trying to understand. Our world - diverse, multi-faceted, at times confusing and challenging - demands that we do these things in order to understand it and work within it. 

My life focuses on these things through my careers as a professional photographer, climber, guide, and speaker...and father of two. 

Ever since I was a little kid poring over back-issues of National Geographic, the still image has spoken to me. The images I looked at then gave me insight and perspective into places and peoples and environments I could only begin to imagine from my sheltered home in Massachusetts. 

Since 1999, I've been on the other side of the lens, creating images in my backyard and around the world, and telling stories like those told to me many years ago. I've had unique opportunities to shoot for clients in the jungles of Borneo and to the summit of Everest, from the Kalahari Desert to Shackleton's footsteps across South Georgia. 

In every case, my focus has been the same: To create unique, compelling images that capture essential moments and convey the story of adventure, of nature, of humanity. 

Every image, I hope, has an element of those four keys: teach, share, communicate, understand.

 

 

 

If you want to know more, please visit my speaking website at www.mountainworldproductions.com, or stop on by The MountainWorld Blog.

Jake proudly works with some of the best people, companies, and products in the world:

	FIRST ASCENT. Guide built. Guide trusted. Expedition grade clothing and gear for the mountains.
	ASUS Computers I use them on all of my expeditions. The solid state S101 can't be beat for high altitude, and the N81V for heavy photo editing and work.
	Beyond Coastal All-natural sunscreens and balms that work from the beach to the Top of the World!
	Chums Never lose your glasses again...
	Nikon Cameras & Lenses I've been shooting with Nikon equipment my entire career, and never consider switching over. Simply put, these are the best cameras and lenses on the market!
	The American Mountaineering Museum Educating, inspiring, and preserving through the medium of mountains.
	The Mountain Institute Preserving the environment, cultures, and ways of life of mountain communities in the Appalachians, Andes, and Himalaya.
	The dZi Foundation One of the organizations doing the best work in the Himalaya.
	Water for People Making critical change in the developing world through efforts and partnerships in water, sanitation, and hygeine.