Jonathan Labez Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

I am the Visual Director & Co-owner of Be-mag.com, a 25 year old skate magazine. I shoot the major editorials and features for the magazine. I was awarded 'Photographer of the Year' by ONE Magazine. I've shot commercial photos for well known rollerblade brands, shops, companies, and magazines. I've had the pleasure of photographing the top talent in skate culture over the last 15 years across America and Europe. I've planned and executed pop up studios for Be-Mag for the last 6 years, parlaying the high end portraiture captured to create a catalogue of original editorial images to be used for magazine features.My photos have been featured in Billboard Magazine, BET, Diff Eyewear, Amazon.com, Be-Mag, ONE Magazine, Voyage Magazine, Impossible Project Magazine, THEM Skate Brand, Wheel Scene, Rollerwarehouse.I hold a Bachelors in Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I worked under the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Photographic and Digital Management Departments. I began my time in the photo industry interning for Montage Agency, which at the time represented Jill Greenberg, Art Streiber, Brian Bowen Smith, and Nino Munoz.• Location and studio work• Commercial, Editorial, BTS photography

Los Angeles, California, United States

13 years experience working on commercial and editorial photography shoots, working on shoots for well-renowned photographers photographers such as Ruven Afanador, Liz Collins, Dan Busta, Brian Ingram, Djeneba Aduayom, and Grace Bukunmi.I've worked on shoots for The New York Times, Cosmo, Harpers Bazaar, Paper Magazine, Playboy, Popsugar, Billboard, Diff Eyewear, Oliver Peoples, Sephora, Thrive Cosmetics, Nordstrom, Nike, Puma, JBL, Atlantic Records, Geffen Records, DefJam Records, and A$AP Rocky's Mercer+Prince Whiskey.• Brainstorming with photographers on their vision and moodboards, translating it into lighting setups in a fast paced environment,• Working as a go-between Photographers and Art Directors/clients on set, marking selects on the fly, making notations on images, passing client notes to photographers.• Communicating with off-site editors and producers during shoots.• Setting up and breaking down setups on shoots.• Managing and creating EQ and lighting rentals at local rental houses.• Offering in-house rentals of digital tech kits and Profoto lighting / EQ.• Capture One Masters Program Certified• Well-versed working with Profoto lighting, Capture One, Photoshop, Lightroom.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

I am the co-owner and visual director over the oldest rollerblading magazine. I began as contributor in 2009, transitioning to associate photo editor in 2018, Photo editor in 2019, Visual Director in 2020, and assuming co-ownership in 2022.• Commissioning editors, photographers, videographers, and talent assignments/angles that fit within the magazine’s mission statement and visual stylings.• Redesigned website from the ground up using Wordpress CMS-backend; focusing on mobile navigation and standardizing design elements used across all features.• Responsible for maintaining an aesthetic strategy for the magazine.• Refocusing magazine towards emphasizing a more global, broadly diverse spotlight of the skatecommunity.• Interacting with the community directly on social media.• Shooting photographs for local editorial features on talent and creators.• Conducting interviews and writing editorial stories.• Managing the magazine’s monthly budget and working out logistics pertaining to editorial features.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

I spent 14 years working as an entertainment publicist, representing and producing shoots for clients. In that time got clients placements in Cosmo, Elle, Esquire, GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Glassbook, Bello, Vulkan, This Bitch, Maxim, and Men's Health. The experience I gained was invaluable, teaching me how to produce and oversee shoots, work with talent and other photographers, and gave me a clear insight into what magazine editors want. I directly worked on over 100 client campaigns for actors, influencers, models, beauty/health/wellness/lifestyle experts and brands.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Literature

English Language And Literature/Letters

Study Abroad Program, Literature

Literature, English Language And Literature/Letters