Commissions

It's not a headshot. It's a portrait.

Editorial portrait commissions for people who are known for what they do. Shot on location, in the space the work happens.

On location · Worldwide
By inquiry

For

The portrait is a person plus a place. Not a backdrop.

This is for people who are known for what they do. Founders, executives, athletes, makers, authors, artists. People whose likeness will appear next to their name: in a magazine feature, on the back of a book, above a byline, inside a campaign.

Not a LinkedIn photo. Not a corporate photo day with forty people on the schedule. One subject, one session, done carefully.

How

The environment is part of the portrait.

Sessions happen where the subject lives and works. In the office. In the studio. On the site. In the space the subject actually built and actually runs.

A subject in a white-backdrop room looks like anyone. A subject in the space they built looks like themselves.

Travel across Western Canada is standard: Kelowna, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina. Beyond that, available in New York, California, and worldwide.

Editorial portrait of Avery Shoaf seated in his workshop with feet up on an engine block, by Josiah Crowell.
Avery Shoaf · Muscle Car Macgyver, Netflix's Rust Valley Restorers · Tappen, BC
Joe's attention to detail is unreal. The whole experience was fun, relaxed, and filled with laughs, yet the final product looked like something out of a top-tier studio.
Peter Deppe
Recent subjects

The work.

Editorial portrait of Dan Wright, founder of ModWright Instruments, in his listening room, by Josiah Crowell.
Dan Wright · Founder, ModWright Instruments, Amboy, WA
Editorial portrait of LPGA golfer Megan Osland at Tower Ranch Golf Club, by Josiah Crowell.
Megan Osland · LPGA Tour · Kelowna, BC
Editorial portrait of John Stratton, founder of Pure Fidelity Turntables, holding a record in his listening room, by Josiah Crowell.
John Stratton · Founder, Pure Fidelity Turntables, Vancouver, BC
What

One session. A small, deliberate edit.

A planned session, built around the subject and the place. A final selection of carefully chosen frames, color-graded and retouched to editorial standard.

Delivered at full resolution for any use: print features, company pages, press, campaign.

Not a dump of every click. Not a tiered package. One portrait body of work, made for one purpose.

Commission

By inquiry. I read every message.

Tell me who you are, what the subject is, and when you need it. If there's a link to your work, your company, or your publication, include it.