Featured Prints
-The Marshy wetlands surrounding the Great Salt Lake are prime habitat for many shorebirds, such as the majestic Great Blue Heron. These rich habitats provide a variety of food for the Herons such as fish, frogs, voles and even snakes.
Northern Utah
-A mother brown bear and her 2 cubs patiently wait for their opportunity to catch a spawning salmon. Unbeknownst to them, a salmon breaches just behind them, “photobombing” my attempt at a nice family photograph
Southeast Alaska
-One of my favorite stops we would make on our weekly Itinerary from the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula, into the Sea of Cortez.
Sea of Cortez, BCS, Mexico
My Story
Hello friends and welcome!
My name is Jason, I am a 36 year old photographer based out of Northern Utah. My passion in life is wildlife photography, but I also enjoy shooting landscapes, city scapes and astrophotography.
I grew up in Sandy Utah, surrounded by the beautiful Wasatch mountain range. Ever since I can remember, Ive always had a love and curiosity of our natural world. As a kid growing up in Utah, I spent a lot of time outside exploring. From backpacking trips every summer to the high Uintas wilderness, to annual trips in the stunning red rock deserts of the American southwest, I have truly fostered a love and appreciation for what nature has to offer.
I bought my first real camera in my late twenties, and learned everything I could about the craft. After buying a used telephoto lens, and getting my first awful blurry photo of a hawk in flight, I knew I had found my calling!
When I was 32, I had a very unique opportunity to work onboard a National Geographic expedition ship. After completing a 6 month contract of working at sea, little did I know that I would be spending the next 3 years working and living on ships, and traveling to some of the most coveted locations in the western hemisphere. I worked 3 seasons in Baja California, Mexico, 2 seasons in Alaska, as well as several different itineraries in Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia, as well as trips to the Galapagos Islands, Marquesas Islands, and the Caribbean.
It was my time working on these ships when I really noticed my passion starting to blossom and grow. In 3 years, I had more opportunities to observe and photograph wildlife up close than most people get to experience in a lifetime. I also had the opportunity of working and living alongside some of the most talented photography instructors National Geographic has to offer, learning as much as I could, and developing lasting friendships with some truly amazing and gifted humans!
Today, I call Northern Utah my home, and I spend as much of my free time as I can exploring and photographing the wild places of my beautiful home state. I am pleased and excited to share with you my experiences through the unique perspective of my camera and lens! Thank you so much for visiting, and happy travels to you.
-Jason Johnson
