he was and is inspired by his father who studied photography at the art center college of design in california and taught at the school of visual arts here in new york city.

jordan currently shoots with a nikon d7000 and uses a variety of nikkor AF lenses including a 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 F series, a 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6 D series, a 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G series and a 50mm fixed f/1.4 D series.

originally drawn to capturing live music, jordan now focuses on combining his two favorite hobbies - travel and photography.

jordan can be contacted at jordan [dot] shapiro @ [google's email service] .com.