I tried to figure out just what draws me to Jonathan Chapman's photography. And I came up with a bunch of words like soulful, authentic, artful, vast, intimate, focused (selectively), spontaneous, quirky, colorful, expressive, nostalgic. But more than that, he clearly loves shooting. His photos have a soul about them. They tell stories. Even when they’re commissioned pieces, there’s a beautiful balance between art and authenticity that transcends commercialism. And while he excels at capturing the imperfect beauty of people, he has a way of representing inanimate objects that is equally as stunning. Jonathan is highly collaborative and easy-going, and is one of my top choices for photographers. Plus he’s a dead ringer for Cat Stevens.