Lou Jones

Photographer

Lou Jones ([@loujones2008](https://twitter.com/loujones2008 "@loujones2008")) specializes in location photography for corporate and editorial clients like Aetna, Federal Express, Nike and National Geographic. He has completed assignments in 50 countries and 48 out of the 50 United States, photographing royalty and the third world, the sacred and profane. With a lifelong passion for photojournalism and social documentary, Jones has worked with institutions like Amnesty International, the Massachusetts Association for the Blind, and the Barr Foundation. He has photographed jazz legends like Miles Davis, athletes like Willie Mays and Roger Clemens, celebrities Orson Welles and Matt Damon, twelve Olympic Games, and inmates on death row. Jones’s work has remained relevant, progressive and current throughout. He has mentored dozens of aspiring artists and documentary photographers. He has been an advocate for artist's business, legal and historical rights, and visual literacy in all corners of our daily lives. Recently he has embarked on his most ambitious long term works: [www.DowntownCrossingProject.photography](www.DowntownCrossingProject.photography "www.DowntownCrossingProject.photography") and [www.panAFRICAproject.org.](www.panAFRICAproject.org. "www.panAFRICAproject.org.")