About Irene Jones
Pronouns: She/ Her
Education: Graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle in 2001.
Service Area: Everett, WA, Seattle Metro, King County, Snohomish County, Watcom County, Pierce County, And any destination you can imagine!
Status: Married to my high school sweetheart.
Children: I have 4! I love kids and always wanted a big family.
Hobbies: Watching musicals, baking macarons and other French-inspired confections, Audiobooks, supporting my local NPR station, and, of course, hiking.
Favorite snack: Gingerbread Oreos. Super hard to get. I once bought a case on Amazon for $200.
Weird Fact: I am known for my scale replicas of real houses made out of gingerbread!
Weirder Fact: I'm an avid Spelling Bee Player. I also do Wordle. My starter word is Trace. I know, uninspired. I'm disappointed in myself, too.
Favorite Quote: In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
What my friends say about me: Irene is direct, funny, and occasionally more foul-mouthed than anticipated, but she is a great person to have in your corner and really is genuine.
What my dog says about me: Whoof. (he's a mini-schnauzer).
Favorite book: Les Misarables
Final fact: I can't dance, but that doesn't stop me!
About Irene Jones
What makes me different?
Meet Lydia
Lydia and I both arrived at the Art Institute of Seattle in 1999 with the goal of becoming professional photographers. We were friends while in college, but life took us in different directions shortly thereafter when I moved away from the Seattle area.
In 2012, Lydia and I reconnected when she answered my post on Facebook looking for a second shooter. We were both nervous since it had been so long since we had seen each other, but we quickly fell back into our old rapport. Now, I jokingly refer to her as my work wife, but in reality, she's the best teammate. Lydia knows how I think and what kind of shots my clients are looking for. She anticipates action with skills she gained shooting roller derby matches. (If that isn't impressive, I don't know what is.) She's a little punk rock, deeply caring, and possibly the best part of our team.
More About Lydia:
Lydia has 2 goals in life: take good photos and be a good person.
She works full-time as a photographer in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. She hangs out mostly with the people who frequent her couch: her husband, teenage daughter, and various pets. Aside from photography, her hobbies mostly involve roller skating, rabbits, holiday decorating, subversive cross-stitch, all things 1960s-era, and David Bowie.
- If Lydia’s soul were a color, it would be orange - she is bright, bold, and fun.
- Lydia works very hard to provide sunshine wherever possible.
- Lydia was a single Mom (see: “badass” in the dictionary) for 7 years.
- If her style of photography were music, it would be an indie band - a little punk rock but without all the swear words (minus the one above).
- She collects 1960s home decor and clothing.
- Roller skating is life.
- Kindness is her religion.
- Lydia is a cat person (a nod to her orange tabby, Cheese) but, more importantly, a bunny person (hello Ziggy and Toby), despite also owning two dogs (what’s up, Stella and Winston?)
- Made of 99% coffee and dry shampoo.
- She hates having dirty feet.
- She decorates for the holidays like it’s her job.
- She has owned over 150 rabbits in her lifetime.