Jon-Paul Mountford

Born in Co. Durham in 1968, Jon-Paul knew from the age of 13 that he wanted to be either Mad Scientist or Secret Agent.

When that didn't pan out he set about pursuing a career in Illustration, which in turn, led to a quicker form of image making, Photography!. From that time forward he has been single mindedly pursuing Photography as a career, a way of life and a vocation.

His focus is Advertising & Design, where he works within a wide range of styles, and techniques, covering subject matter as diverse as Landscape, People, Sport, Animals, Portraits and Conceptual work.

Jon-Paul believes that Advertising Photography can be an Art Form in its own right, as is evident in his work. His images are classical, inherently elegant, and meticulous in detail. He combines a mastery of light and form, mood and atmosphere, with a strong emotive quality and sensitivity to his subject matter.
He possesses a high degree of technical ability and is particularly skilled at producing multiple composite images. Jon-Paul believes every job should be finely crafted and likes to have a hand in the retouching of his work, following a job through to its completion.

For work and pleasure Jon-Paul thoroughly enjoys the challenge that location shoots bring and is often found wedged into a crevice halfway up a windswept mountain, he is also at home in the more demanding environment of the nice cozy studio, usually with a large mug of steaming black coffee.

He currently lives in London, and still dreams of inventing a device to take over the world, but in the meantime he is content with being able command its every detail in his images.
Jon-Paul's work has won numerous prestigious awards including - The International Photography Masters cup. Recently his work has been selected for Lurzers Archive to be amongst the top 200 Advertising Photographers worldwide.

Jon-Paul is currently working on a personal projects and exhibition. His passions are photography, art, illustration, travel, music, motorbikes and most importantly, working on his secret lair.