My name is Jon Grall, and I specialize in adventure photography, and shoot commercial projects on location for outdoor brands.
My journey towards becoming a photographer has been anything but typical – I didn’t go to school for it, and I built a promising career doing something completely different. I grew up in England and France, before moving to the U.S. in 2001 to pursue a Computer Science degree at MIT. After college I spent 10 years living and working in California – much of it in Silicon Valley. My first career was spent designing and building games and apps, using software to try to improve the everyday lives of millions of people – something I’ve been lucky enough to do three times at Microsoft, Dropbox, and later my own startups.
While I found some measure of success working in technology, in 2015 I found myself looking in new directions, having achieved most of the career goals that I had set for myself. I also realized that I wanted more from my work life than sitting at a computer all day. I wanted to indulge my artistic sensibilities, get outdoors, and travel more. Now that I’m taking my career in a different direction, my background in engineering and video game production has helped me to get a headstart in photography.
Copyright & Licensing
All images on this site are copyrighted works of Jonathan Grall, and owned by the same. Unless otherwise stated, all rights are reserved and images may not be used for any purpose without first obtaining a license from the photographer.
If you wish to use an image for any legitimate purpose, please email me at [email protected] about licensing options.
