About
Jonathan Barkat grew up in Cape May, New Jersey and attended college in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After completing college he moved to New York where he lived for six years before returning to Philadelphia.
Though he first started taking photographs in high school, he spent the first part of college painting and drawing before turning again to photography. This background in painting and drawing informs his work and approach to image making.
His work has been recognized by Communication Arts, Photo District News, and the International Photography Awards. In addition to commissioned work he spends as much time as possible shooting personal images.
A partial client list includes:
Abelson Taylor
Billboard
Business Week
Common Health
Forbes
Harper Collins
Harrison and Star
Henry Holt
Houghton Mifflin
Kaplan Thaler
Macmillan
Money
National Geographic Adventure
Newsweek
O, The Oprah Magazine
Penguin
Philadelphia Magazine
Random House
Rolling Stone
Scholastic
Selmore
The Richards Group
The Wall Street Journal
Venables, Bell and Partners