Jason Rivera is a Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker known for creating thoughtful imagery across fashion, commercial, and editorial spaces.
His work blends cinematic storytelling with a documentary approach, producing visuals that feel authentic, refined, and emotionally resonant. From global brands to emerging businesses, Jason helps clients translate ideas into impactful visual campaigns.
His portfolio includes work for Nike, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, L’Officiel, and The Wall Street Journal.
Jason specializes in photography, motion, creative direction, and full-scale production through his studio, Studio Stupendous.
Based in Los Angeles. Available for projects worldwide.
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Pose for me
Poses help introduce new elements to a composition when you’re shooting. It’s important to understand the body and how it can be positioned on a backdrop — not just where the arms and legs go, but what that positioning is actually saying. For me, a body is a way to show character. An emotion. A…
Pixel Stitch Is a Filter. This Is a Shutter Speed.
“Motion blur isn’t a filter setting. It’s a decision you make with your shutter speed before you ever press the trigger.” Everyone’s seen the “pixel stitch” style filters that photoshop this look after the fact. This isn’t that. This is the actual in-camera technique — three practical pieces that have to work together, or the…
Color Theory on a Rust Door: Building a Palette from the Location
Some shoots start with a mood board. This one started with a door. A weathered, oxidized wood panel — streaked with rust-browns, faded grays, the occasional warm gold where light hit the grain just right. No plan yet for wardrobe, no styling pulled. Just a wall with a color story already built into it, waiting…
Cueva del Esplendor (Cave of Splendor)
The Long Way to Splendor: Hiking to Colombia’s Cave Waterfall Some destinations reward you the moment you arrive. Others make the journey part of the story. Cueva del Esplendor — the Cave of Splendor — is firmly the second kind. Tucked into the cloud forest near Jardín, in Colombia’s Antioquia region, this hike starts long…