|
Jon and Jenna / Photography & Storytelling |
|
|
|
|
Written by Lift Kids
|
|
Wednesday, 16 July 2008 |
P2 is a socially responsible photography company founded by Jon Held
and Jenna Close. They specialize in commercial and advertising
photography for businesses invested in alternative energy,
environmental sustainability and renewable resources. Jon and Jenna
are also avid travelers, having visited roughly 40 counties between
the two of them. Jenna taught for 4 months at a school for street
children in Ghana, West Africa, and has also performed with
international theater companies in Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece and
Scotland. Jon performed with a juggling trio that graced the stages
of many places including Hong Kong, New Zealand, Poland, and Chile.
Both traded their costumes for cameras in 2006 after Jenna received a
degree in commercial photography from the Art Institute of Seattle.
They have been internationally recognized as first place winners of
the Ilford/Calumet SILVER Black and White Print Competition as well
as being showcased in Photoshelter's Featured Photographers (April
2008). Their clients include the Coalition for Clean Air, Wind Power
Monthly, Lebanon's Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia (Environment and Development)
Magazine and the World Association for Children and Parents. You can
visit them onilne at http://www.p2photography.net.
|