Portrait photographer Jena Ardell

I am a photographer currently based in the greater NYC area.

When I'm not shooting, I am thrifting, relearning French, and attempting to grow tropical plants indoors.

Past clients include: Nickelodeon, Nokia, Barkbox, HarperCollins, and The Lantern Festival.

Published In print:
Rolling Stone
LA Weekly
Village Voice
Bass Player Magazine
JEZEBEL Magazine
Jute Magazine (18 page editorial)
Elle Girl Korea
Flow Magazine, Cover
Princeton Packet, Cover
Arizona Republic News
Somerset Life Magazine

Published Online:
Rolling Stone
LA Weekly
OC Weekly
Village Voice
Huffington Post
KROQ
+ many more

Cover art:
Haevn by Joyce Carol Oates
Drinking Closer to Home by Jessica Anya Blau
C'est Ainsi by MJ Hyland
Des Amies de Toujours by Jennifer Weiner
Dulce Animal de Compania by Triunfo Arciniegas
If I Knew You Were Going To Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go by Judy Chicurel
Back cover art: The Devil All The Time by Donald Ray Pollock

Featured in the following books:
The Art of the Automatic Portrait by Raynal Pellicer
Shooting Yourself: Self Portraits with Attitude by Haje Jan Kamps

Solo exhibitions:
'Summer Love', BreadBar, Los Angeles, CA

Group exhibitions:
Polaroid: Easy Art? Museo Scienza, Milano, Italy
My Self the Artist. The Renaissance Center, Dickson, TN
Polaroid: Easy Art? M.U.S.A.A.V, Nice, France
Fotomaton: Selections 1.1. Karma Kream, Gainesville, FL
Fotomaton: Selections 1 - A Photo Booth Art Exhibition. Miami Shores, FL
Polaroid: Easy Art? Doria Castle, Dolceacqua, Italy
The 2010 MOPLA Group Show. Smashbox Studios, Culver City, CA
Group show. Ghetto Gloss Gallery, Silverlake, CA
Something Different show. APW Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Can't Pay The Rent show. L'Keg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

I should also mention:
I am a former freelance contributor (photos, interviews, feature stories, and illustrations)
to the music and arts sections of LA Weekly, OC Weekly and Village Voice.