Hi, I'm Jen!  But you can call me by my initials, "JLO".

I have lived throughout Alaska since 2002, and the wild people and places of this state continue to inspire me. I have been obsessed with making photos since I was a young girl growing up in the Pacific Northwest. Like many 80's kids, I started with 110 cameras and cheap point and shoot 35mm cameras.  Then I began experimenting with my Dad's old Minolta until I bought my first Minolta SRT101 (which I still own) and a Minolta Maxxum 9 that I still regret parting with.

And I've always had a camera nearby, ever since.  My education consists of 4H photography club, high school and college courses, and independent learning.  I fondly remember countless blissful hours in many different darkrooms, and was very doubtful about digital cameras when they first began emerging in my college days.  I continued to devotedly use my film cameras until 2008, and have been playing with lots of different digital cameras since then.  

I operated AKJLO Photography from 2016 to 2022, but now am only available to friends and family by request. Thank you to the many customers who chose me to document their special moments; it especially cheers me when you let me know that my photos are on display in your homes.

 ~JLO