Les Jorgensen is one of the co-founders of Beyond the Photograph. He is a 20-year veteran Photographer in the Advertising and Editorial worlds. Having published covers and articles for countless magazines,as well as working for Fortune 500 companies and their ad agencies,Les has garnered many awards and accolades. In addition to work for agencies and magazines,he has produced work for MoMA NY,Asia Society,Japan Society,Chinese Government,Smith and Wollenskys and The Breakers Resort among many others. His work has included several 360° VR Tours of “Major”golf courses for the PGA and USGA,syndication of VR Tours to The Golf Channel,PGA.com,SI.com,Sky Broadcasting –over 15 of the major golf internet websites.

An early adopter of the digital work flow (1992),he has been a beta testing site for Nikon and Phase One camera companies and led the pack towards 360° Virtual Reality photography in the 90′s. He calls himself a “vertical artist”in that the digital revolution has allowed him to segue from photos,to interactive,to video,to design,to the web and has also allowed him to decentralize out of his NYC studio to his Vermont barn where he still works for NYC,and worldwide clients via the Web. A raging generalist,he finds the web has finally caught up to his needs for integration and instant gratification…

Long ago he was a Psychologist in private practice with a particular interest in symbols,art,and comparative religions before switching careers to become a NYC photographer. An unapologetic Jungian,he continues to try to make sense of the world and himself as defined by the language of images –and the way they can transform an individual,start wars and make love. Here are some of his Landscape images.

Much more can be found on his website:  http://www.lesjorgensen.com>

Teaching experience:Established Photography Program for United Way/Boys Club Of Santa Barbara,CA.  New York Intitute of Technology Graduate School –Adjunct Professor of Photoshop,Photography and Web Design. Bromley Brook Private School Instructor of Photography and Photoshop for at-risk high school girls.

Covers: Les’ work has appeared on the cover on Time,Fortune,New York Times Magazine,Forbes,Business Week,Gourmet and a host of other major publications. His work has appeared in hundreds of magazines inside the cover.

Awards: Several Addys,a Benny,Six awards for Photo District News including Best Website,Self-promotion awards(2) and Nikon/PDN Photographer of the Year for Still-life photography. Last year he was recipient of the Editorial Award for Photography – PDN.

Degrees: MS Clinical Psychology,BA Psychology (U of M). BA Comparative Religious Studies (U of M). BA Photography (Brooks Institute of Photography).

Other:Les was a Licensed Psychologist in private practice for nearly 15 years before changing careers to become an artist. He is the proudest father of two teen-aged girls. And he,unfortunately,is very passionate about the game of golf.