Raised in Southern California, JR grew up travelling between the US and Asia. After completing his photography studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, he started his career by moving to New York and assisting some of the industry’s leading fashion and portrait photographers in the US and abroad.
Some of his editorial work can be seen in i-D MAGAZINE, NUMÉRO TOKYO, CABINET, MONOCLE. DAZED & CONFUSED, SPIN, THE NEW YORK TIMES T MAGAZINE and VOGUE.
JR has worked with brands like BERGDORF GOODMAN, J. CREW, ALEXANDER WANG, ZARA, and UNIQLO.
Some recent advertising clients to date include NIKE, BRAUN, LEVI’S, TOPSHOP, and GAP.