Jason Haywood Photography

Hey! Let me start of by saying that I'm 18 years old! I don't have years of experience or maturity like many other professional photographers. The reason I don't market myself as an experienced professional, is because I am far from one! However, for that reason, I do have one thing what many other photographers don't have - a fresh, fun view on photography!

I am a firm disbeliever in the usual and very fake, "smile and say cheese" approach! Instead, my style is very candid, that is, capturing real moments and translating these same memories into quality photos. While I can do posed photographs, I generally prefer to set up an atmosphere where you can have fun and truly be yourself, which allows these real emotions to translate into the photographs I take!

When I'm not behind the camera, I enjoy teaching, working with technology, helping people, travelling, website and graphic design, working with children, performing, and learning (yes, I'm one of those weird kids that enjoys school). I am a very academic student, with a few of my favorite school subjects being media, English, culinary arts, film, and tech. I was born and raised in Huddersfield, England (immigrating to Canada in 2010). I currently live in Fort Erie, Ontario, a beautiful and scenic border town in the Niagara Region, about a half-hour away from Niagara Falls, and close to the cities of Port Colborne, St. Catherines, Buffalo (NY) and Welland.

In 2015 and 2016, I had the honour of competing in the Canadian skilled trades competition, at the regional, provincial, and in 2016, national levels. I am hounoured to be able to say that I placed gold all the way, achieving the Canadian national championship at Skills for photography in June. It was an amazing experience to work alongside some of Canada's leading student photographers, each highly skilled and equally humble.