Raymond Mccrea Jones

Raymond McCrea Jones (b. 1981)is a visual storyteller who creates imagery from a sense of boundless curiosity through his own unique blend of contemporary reportage and portraiture. Born in Wichita, Kansas he spent much of his formative years in the small town of Huntington, West Virginia where the majority of his family was from. His family eventually ended up in North Carolina where he went on to study visual communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon graduating he began his career at The New York Times where he shot and produced for almost every section of the historic publication. In 2011, he relocated back to the South where he has continued to work since.

His approach to the creative process has been commissioned by brands and publications around the world. As a director of both photography and motion Jones is a steady hand with an intentional vision. He draws on his time spent at The New York Times to inform his unique blend of intimate portraiture and reportage throughout his editorial and commercial work. Jones is recognized for his inimitable positivity and efficiency on set as well as his seemingly effortless ability to connect with those he is with.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Exhibitions & Recognition

Kibbee Gallery, “Doomsday Believer” October 2017

Solo exhibition

Center for Civil and Human Rights, “The Time is Right” October 2017

Group exhibition

The Columbus Museum, “Birth of a Warrior” February-March 2017

Solo exhibition

Art Crush, Burnaway art auction, February 2017

Selected works

WeLoveATL, “Southern Refuge” group show, September 2016

Selected works

Kibbee Gallery, “South” group show, July 2016

Selected works

A Smith Gallery, “Flawed” group show, January 2016

“DIY FDR FTW”

Hambidge 2016 Art Auction

Selected works

Birth of a Warrior: Ten Weeks in Basic Training (2015, University Press of New England)

Photobook exploring the transformation of civilians into soldiers by following one company of recruits at Fort Benning for 10 weeks.

The Arts Exchange, October 2015

solo exhibition Birth of a Warrior: Ten Weeks in Basic Training

Swan Coach House Gallery, Little Things 2015

Selected works

Hambidge 2015 Art Auction

Selected works

SXSW EDU, 2014

Panelist and Moderator, “Putting the Hollywood in MOOCs”

Art in Embassies, U.S. Department of State, 2013

One photograph to be placed in the U. S. embassy in Pristina, Kosovo.

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