Jonathan Waiter Photographer

About Me

Imperfection is totally underated

Iâ€™m a photographer and film director based In Los Angeles and Orange County. My main interests lie in the subjective experience of reality.

I work very fast.

I dont use a tripod

And I like imperfection.

Imperfection is totally underated.

I rely purely on the texture and allure of a moment.

www.neurodivine.com One of the ads photographed by Juergen Teller for the Marc Jacobs ads. (Courtesy of Juergen Teller and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, NY) A photograph by Juergen Teller with Lara Stone. (Photo: Courtesy of Juergen Teller and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, NY)

My Interests

+ Art + Neuroscience + Secularism + Neuropsychology + Religion + Girls + Anatomy + Astrophysics + Fashion + Gemma Ward

I'd like to meet:

stylist wanted

Generally I would like to meet anyone, but especially people who allow me to photograph them without any filter or masks. (Important) I do not accept random requests. I will deny you if there is no reason for us to be friends. Talk to me, say something, don't just push the add button.

I wanted to move my top list around and it's totally frustratingly impossible, and I dont want to hide my list because I am proud to express the immediate interest I have for these people. To those on my top list, please try to understand you are not special. You are all the same decaying organic matter. The list is not important. Your position on the list is meaningless. Fuck off and try not own people. Fuck your virtues too !!

Music:

+ Sigur RÃ³s
+ Nine Inch Nails
+ Ozric Tentacles
+ Tool
+ Radio Head
+ Rufus Wainwright
+ Tim Exile
+ King Crimson
+ Antony and the Johnsons
+ Bjork
+ Death Cab For Cutie
+ Portishead
+ Squarepusher
+ Aphex Twin
+ Telefon Tel Aviv
+ Evol Intent
+ Ewun
+ Spor
+ Decemberist
+ PJ Harvey
+ Joanna Newsom
+ Devendra Banhart
+ Daniel Johnston
+ Prefuse 73
+ Jimmy Edgar
+ Richard Devine
+ Edit
+ cEvin Key
+ Chris Cunningham
+ Explosions in the Sky
+ Marilyn Manson
+ A Perfect Circle
+ Phil Collins
+ Cat Power
+ The Cure
+ Imogen Heap
+ James Brown
+ Elliot Goldenthal
+ John Williams
+ John Murphy
+ Hans Zimmer
+ Danny Elfman
+ Tom Waits
+ Godfleash

Music Notes I've decided a music list is impossible to create. I Love music. All music. All kinds. The list above is only a general example of what I listen to. I will say, Sigur RÃ³s is currently the greatest band in the world.

Heroes:

Yang Shaobin
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Sam Harris
Rad Hourani
Hedi Slimane
Yelena Yemchuk

My Blog

Guts (textual blog featuring my fav short story)

Guts by Chuck Palahniuk Printed in Playboy magazineMarch 2004 Inhale. Take in as much air as you can. This story should last about as long as you can hold your breath, and then just a little bit long...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:09:00 PST

Stella@Next Model Development

Stella@Next :)
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:55:00 PST

Thursday’s (photoblog)

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Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:47:00 PST

SWIMHAIR with Alicia Beck (photoblog)

Sort of a last minute thing... NAR was shooting Alicia, and I asked if I could tag along. Some fun in the sun magic :) This isn’t really a proper story as it lacks some things, but I thought I w...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:39:00 PST

Jared exploit diptych (photoblog)

THE EXPLOITED +++ inspired by this CK ad (enjoy) ...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:46:00 PST

Jared @ Photogenics - Dr Pepper advertorial

Drink Dr Pepper and you too can enjoy the fruits of sharp nipples :) I'm a Pepper, he's a Pepper,She's a Pepper, we're a Pepper,Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper, too?Be a Pepper~ Drink Dr Pep...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:38:00 PST

Polaroids and a Wig (nudity) My muse again :)

In response to a private message regarding my usage of Heather and nudity: My reasons are multidimensional. I'm always so surprised by the sharply polarized attitudes toward nudity. I don't personally...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:12:00 PST

Male model, Charan Andreas, H&M clothing

This is the first time I thought about some art direction. What do you think ? Model:Charan Andreas Hair Makeup Wardrobe:Kara Jones side scroll0102 0304 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 14 ...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:17:00 PST

Salton Sea with Lindsey

Lidnsey and I location scouting :) This is a place of death. I love it....
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:27:00 PST

Ninelle models Dolce & Gabbana

The problem I continuously run into is when I find a particular portion of the shoot to be much stronger than the rest. This seems to always happen to me. I need to solve this riddle. For this la...
Posted by Jonathan Waiter Photographer on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:30:00 PST