Jonathan Jasberg is a multi-international award winning street and documentary photographer. Since 2010 he has been living a nomadic lifestyle outside of his home country of the U.S.A. He now travels internationally full-time working as an independent photographer, seeking out destinations that interest him from both a cultural and photographic perspective. He also teaches intensive photography workshops globally to students from around the world.
Jasberg's work has been published in leading magazines and exhibited worldwide in both group and solo exhibitions. He is the recipient of over 40 international photography awards, including:
- Author of the Year - Urban Photo Awards 2022 at Trieste Photo Days in Trieste, Italy
- 1st Place Best Photo of 2022 - Exibart Contest - Judged by Steve McCurry (Magnum Photos)
- 1st Place Street Photo Project of 2021 - Paris International Street Photo Awards
- 1st Place Series - Eyeshot Open Call 2022
- 1st Place Image - Life Framer World Traveler of 2022 -Judged by Steve McCurry (Magnum Photos)
- 1st Place Series - Istanbul Street Photography Festival 2022
- 1st Place Image - Paris International Street Photo Awards 2021
- 1st Place Solo Exhibition - Trieste Photo Days 2021
- 1st Place Image -reFocus Awards Street Contest 2022
- 1st Place Image - LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2023 - Judged by Sadie Quarrier (National Geographic)
- 1st Place Series - Tehran Street Photography Festival 2023 - Judged by Nikos Economopoulos (Magnum Photos)
- Winner - LensCulture 2024 Critics Choice Awards - Selected by Russ O'Connell (The Sunday Times Magazine)
- Winner - FeatureShoot Emerging Photography Awards 2024
He has been a guest speaker at B&H Photo, Leica Store, and Trieste Photo Days, as well as an educator through his group and private bespoke street photography workshops. In addition to exclusively shooting with Leica, Jonathan is a member of the Xiaomi Global Creators Team, as an ambassador of their phones co-engineered with Leica. He has served as a judge for the Independent Photographer 2024 Street Photography AWARD , 2023 exibartstreet contest, 2024 Xiaomi Imagery Awards and 2024 Istanbul Street Photo Festival
For inquiries on upcoming workshops, publication requests, collaborations, or to contract for assignment worldwide, email: jonathanjasberg@gmail.com
Awards
- LensCulture Street Photography Awards 2023 - 1st Place Single Image
- Urban Photo Awards – Author of the year 2022
- Eyeshot Open Call 2022 - 1st Place Series
- Life Framer World Travelers 2022 - 1st Place
- reFocus Awards Street Contest 2022 - 1st Place
- Paris International Street Photo Awards 2021- Winner Best Street Photo Project
- Trieste Photo Days 2021 Solo Exhibition – Winner
- Exibart Street Contest 2022 – 1st Place Winner Best Single Photo
- Istanbul Street Photography Festival - 1st Place Winner
- Paris International Street Photo Awards 2021- 1st place single photo 'Road Trip'
- Tehran Street Photography Festival 2023 - 1st Place Series
- LensCulture 2024 Critics Choice Awards - Winner
- Miami Street Photography Festival 2022 - 2nd Place Single Photo
- Livorno Photo Meeting 2023 - 2nd Place Single Photo
- Miami Street Photography Festival 2022 - 2nd Place International Series
- Brussels Street Photography Festival - 2nd Place Series
- The London Street Photography Festival 2021 – 2nd Place
- Life Framer Animal Kingdom 2022 – 2nd place
- Pisa Street Photography International Festival 2022 - 2nd Place Single Photo
- Paris International Street Photo Awards 2022- 2nd place single photo 'Street & Animals'
- Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Street Photography 3rd Place
- reFocus Awards One Shot Photo Contest 2022 - 3rd place
- reFocus Awards Street Contest 2022 - 3rd place
- The Independent Photographer : Street Photography Award March 2023 – 3rd place
- Pisa Street Photography International Festival 2022 - 3rd Place Single Photo
- Italian Street Photography Festival 2023 - 3rd place
- Pisa Street Photography International Festival 2022 - Honorable Mention
- Urban Photo Awards 2022 - Project & Portfolio Honorable Mention
- Paris International Street Photo Awards 2022- Honorable Mention 'Classic Street'
- Urban Photo Awards 2022 - Single Photo Remarkable Reward
- Life Framer "Street Life" - Judged by Bruce Gilden
- Trieste Photo Days 71% - The State of Water - Honorable Mention
- Prix de la Photographie de Paris ( PX3 ) - Honorable Mention
- Siena International Photo Awards 2023 - Street Photography Remarkable Artwork Award
- LEICA FOTOGRAFIE INTERNATIONAL - Five time recipient of 'Picture of the Week'
- The Smithsonian Magazine 2022 Photo Contest - Top 10 in People
- Leica Street Photo - Top 20 photos of 2022
- Life Framer "Four Seasons" 2025 - Judged by Alex Snyder
- Contemporary African Photography Prize - CAP Prize 2023 | Shortlist
- The Independent Photographer : Street Photography Award Feb 2021 – Editor’s Pick
- Lens Culture Street Photography Awards 2022 – two time ‘Editors Pick’
- Lens Culture Critic’s Choice Awards 2022 – ‘Editors Pick’
- The Independent Photographer : Street Photography Award Sep 2023 – Editor’s Pick
- The Independent Photographer : Street Photography Award Apr 2024 – Editor’s Pick
- Life Framer : Youth 2024 - Editors Pick
- Life Framer : Colors 2024 - Editors Pick
Exhibitions
- Head On Photo Festival 2024 - Solo Exhibition Bondi Beach NSW
- Trieste Photo Days Solo Exhibition 2022- Trieste, Italy
- Eyeshot Open Call 2022 - Galleria del Cembalo in Rome, Italy
- The Indian Photo Festival (IPF) 2021 – Hyderabad, India
- FUJIFILM Moment Street Photo Awards 2021 – Częstochowa, Poland
- Les Nuits Photographiques de Pierrevert 2022 – Pierrevert, France
- Palmanova Creativa 2022 - Palmanova, Italy
- Urban Photo Awards 2022 - Trieste, Italy
- Pisa Street Photography Festival - Pisa, Italy
- Imagine All The People Sharing All The World - Siena, Italy
- Leica LFI Exhibition @ Bolivian Photo Festival - Bolivia
- VALID WORLD HALL x LIFE FRAMER2 – 9 March 2023 Barcelona, Spain
- FotoZA x LIFE FRAMER5 – 12 May 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa
- FAR CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS x LIFE FRAMER3 – 18 November 2023 Bloomington, USA
- Blank Wall Gallery - Nov 2023 Athens, Greece
- The Independent Photographer London Annual Exhibition
- Into The Night - Millepiani -Rome, Italy
Talks
- B&H Photo Event Space - Creating Complex Candid Images
- Leica Store Kuala Lumpur X Street Photography Malaysia
- Trieste Photo Days : Jonathan Jasberg Presents Cairo: A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect
Published
- Geo Magazine
- National Geographic Traveler
- Forbes
- New York Magazine
- The Guardian
- Dodho Magazine
- Leica Fotographie International Magazine
- Bump Books
- Independent Photographer
- Open Eye Magazine
- All About Photo Magazine
- Die Presse
- Cities Magazine
- Capture Magazine
- Eyeshot Magazine
- DeMorgen
Interviews / Features
- Leica Camera Blog - Visual Diary of A Nomad
- Top 10 memorable images from 2022 - The Independent Photographer
- UP Photographers - Interview
- LEICA FOTOGRAFIE INTERNATIONAL
- EYESHOT Magazine
- LFI - Big In Japan
- OpenEye Magazine – Le Caire : Une belle chose n’est jamais parfaite
- Dodho Magazine
- Forbes
- Die Presse
- The Independent Photographer – Jonathan Jasberg: Vagabond Photographer
- All About Photo
- LensCulture
- Life Framer - Interview
- Life Framer – Collection
- The Independent Photographer – Catching the eye: tips for photographers
- Best Single Photo of 2022 exibart street contest
- Condé Nast Traveler
- Noice Magazine
- Urban 2023 Author Of The Year
- Life Framer - My Favorite Shot
- The Guardian - ‘Up close and personal’
- The Guardian - 'Rising Stars'
- DeMorgen - Most remarkable image of the week
- Mexico in 10 iconic images - The Independent Photographer
- Fotopolis Interview
- 121Clicks
- LFI Magazine 75th Anniversary - Best Of
- 10 Street Photographers to Watch - The Independent Photographer
- 10 Street Photographers You Should Be Following Right Now - All About Photo