Raised in small towns throughout the midwest, Jonny fell into this industry on accident.  He worked dozens of blue collar jobs before he discovered this industry. It changed his life. He finds immense purpose in filmmaking and loves solving the unique problems that come up in the thousands of commercials, feature films, documentaries, short films and music videos he’s been a part of. 

The highly technical food and tabletop Director/DP realm is a place where he thrives.  There is also a beautiful symbiosis between actors/models and the camera that he brings to his lifestyle, fashion and beauty shoots when he is living in the moment , camera in hand, with the talent

Having spent years in the photo world as an assistant and a second shooter.  Capturing stills on set as part of the creative approach is well within his wheelhouse and is a common occurance on projects.

When he’s not working on a new music video you can find him stopping at every garage sale on the way to Costco.