JEALEXphoto

03/19/2024

SXSW 2024.

Some sweet moments with some lovely bands.

Photos 1,2,3 photographed for .
Photos 4, 9, 10 photographed for .
Photos 5, 6, 7, 8 photographed for .

11/29/2023

A year of bikes, all on film. All on fun pocketable reuseable cameras.

No editing.

Thankful for all the wonderful people, places and experiences I had in 2023.

I look forward to many more adventures and new memories in 2024!

Black + white film: 400
Color film: 400
Film processing lab:

10/20/2023

That’s a wrap on Driveway series, 2023 edition!

The largest thanks to and for keeping the stoke alive!

Photo link in my bio where you can purchase high-res images. But tag your friends below and may the well-deserved off-season begin!

08/11/2023

Self Portrait, August 2023

07/28/2023

Thank you to everyone that made this wonderful event possible, including and not limited to: The Driveway Series, Leadout Foundation, Spectra Racing, Trek Austin, Specialized Austin, Shimano, Wahoo, Violet Crown Cycling and all the amazing women that faced the unknown!

Everyone should look back with pride at your first time of racing a bike and show off your photos proudly! I did my first Driveway race in 2010 and wish I still had those silly photos of me from back then.

Enjoy and full set available for free to download from the link in my bio!

07/20/2023

Thank you Devon for visiting Austin for a few hot days in July and reminding me that we really do live a good life.

See you at ACL Fest in October!

07/14/2023

It feels good to enjoy normalcy during a Texas summer that feels never-ending and oppressive.

Thank you, Sparks for bringing us so much joy, appreciation for the past and hope for the future last night.

Full set of photos and a show review will be up shortly at !

06/12/2023

Tulsa Tough in 10 photos.

It’s hard to pick 10 moments from a weekend that was a complete blur. Things were a little easier this year because I wasn’t racing or reporting and I even rode the 70 mile fondo on Saturday.

I have a lot of respect for all the athletes coming to entertain the masses, risking their limbs, egos and bikes. But most of all, I appreciate and thank all the efforts of the volunteers and the good people of Tulsa.

As long as you will have us, Tulsa, we will keep on coming back to spend a long weekend together and forget about real life if even for a Soundpony night.

See you next year!

05/15/2023

Finally made it out photograph a festival again. I first attended UTOPIAfest in 2017, which was the last year it was in Utopia, Texas.

Flash forward to 2023, and I decided to attend the last UTOPIAfest at Reveille Peak Ranch just outside of Burnet, Texas.

Decided to make it more of an adventure and bikepack with a good friend there, exponentially making the trip even more memorable (100 miles with surprise hail, flooding and friends along the way).

Click through from some pictorial highlights and if you are intrigued, you can head over the QROmag.com and if you are especially intrigued, head on over to jealexphoto.com/blog! (Also, link in bio!)

03/28/2023

Just a reminder leftover from the best/craziest/etc weeks in March

03/06/2023

Let’s Gooooooo!

02/17/2023

Find a way to share your creativity with the future leaders of this world! The opportunity that MINDPOP gave me along with the National Endowment for the Arts grant I received a few years ago are experiences and memories I’ll forever treasure!

MINDPOP and the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department, Museums and Cultural Programs, with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, are excited to offer the Emerging Teaching Artists program (ETA). The purpose of ETA is to increase the number of artists of color and artists with disabilities working in classrooms across Austin. Successful applicants will come from these communities, have a clear interest in teaching arts to children or adults, and demonstrate a strong creative/arts background. The deadline to apply is March 8, 2023, at 11:59pm.

Apply online here: doughertyartscenter.submittable.com/submit

Questions? Email [email protected]

01/25/2023

After collaborating on a photo shoot with Mrs. Glass late last year, we agreed to work together to produce a music video, which is the first I have ever directed! I also took on all the shooting of both video and stills and then edited the video to what you see here.

I have been wanting to do more video work in 2023 and I’m honored that Mrs. Glass entrusted me, meanwhile helping me produce the video as well digitally recording and then mixing this new track.

We hope you enjoy “Biding Time” as much as we did creating it.

Find the full video at https://youtu.be/398Nbfp9WwI or in my bio and take a listen to Mrs. Glass online at mrsglassmusic.com.

01/18/2023

Finally finding the time to home in my video edit skills in the new year. New year, new me!

I’m very excited (but also, a little nervous) to debut the first music video I have directed, filmed and edited in collaboration with who had the vision and has helped produce this project.

“Biding Time” also features the upright piano that was in my childhood home, thus making this track exceptionally special to me.

Look for my first video coming soon!

11/17/2022

As the year winds down, I’m finally able to get back to doing things I really love, like making portraits of really excellent people.

Making art is what is keeping the world together, let’s not lose sight of that.

📸: Nikon810, 32mm, f5.6, iso200, 1/200. 💡: Elinchrom

09/08/2022

It’s taken me a long time to find the words for my latest bikepacking adventure, , where I decided to bikepack from Pittsburgh to Baltimore via the GAP and C&O Trail systems, fully self-supported.

Initially, I was just looking for a simple and relaxing bike adventure with a stop at Sandy Point State Park in Maryland, where I would recreate an image you can see first in this set.

You see, a long ago, my dad gave me a book by German photographer , called ‘Eye On America,’ where I would flip through each of the images and imagine myself going to those places and taking those same photos. Basically, this book is the reason why I became a professional photographer.

The image of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at sunset that Michael took so many years ago, rich in vibrant lavenders, pinks and purples has haunted my imagination and sparked me to dream for my entire life; I knew I had to visit this spot one day.

Nothing was more life-altering and incredible than riding my bike the 420 miles to the exact same spot to take the exact same photo. Along the way I made amazing friends, saw beautiful parts of the United States and dreamt of that exact MOMENT in time where I would recreate that magical moment.

I’ll never forget the actual moment I arrived at the bridge as a late summer storm rolled in. I started crying, knowing full well the reason why I came to take this photo wasn’t to recreate the same image, but to appreciate the 30+ years it took me to get to this exact spot in my life.

I have accomplished so much in this lifetime and EVERYTIME I think of my successes, I beam with pride in my work. And I look forward to the next adventure EVERYTIME because adventure is what drives the beat of my heart.

So, where are we going next? I am just getting started. Want to come along? Let’s go.

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09/04/2022

It’s all about the smiles the brought back this past Thursday!

Enjoy some of my favorite people and smiles. Nothing beats the community that overcomes low points and picks up right where we left off like time stood still. Meanwhile, everyone got so much faster!

Gallery link to come in my bio from the women’s and P/1/2/3 race. Tip the kitty if you see something you are stoked on!

06/20/2022

It’s hot. You’re hot. Your Tulsa Tough hangover lingers. Pro Nats are this week. Hype the sleeping beast. Quench your thirst as you pursue the finest memories my drenched cameras could capture.

Photo drop at jealexphoto.com as well as link in bio. Miss y’all already.

06/17/2022

I feel like we need a little bit more happiness in our lives, and it’s time for me to dig back into my passions to share good memories and the hope for more adventures back into our lives.

Bikepacking has changed my life for the best and I’m so grateful for the experiences and places I have been, including Big Bend NPS, Northwest Arkansas and North Central Texas all via bike over the last few years.

More importantly, I have been able to tell these stories with the spoken word, the written word and here in visual form, my favorite medium.

I hope you find some comfort in these tough times and maybe I can spark a small sense of wunderlust and the need for adventure, and love, in your soul and spirit.

📍: stolen lands of the Wichitas, Osage, Jumanos.

06/08/2022

Can’t wait for another spectacular Tulsa Tough again.

I won’t be racing this year, but maybe this just means I capture more chaos.

Wear your best Hawaiian shirt and I’ll see you there!

06/01/2022

Stoked to splash my way into another UNBOUND experience this weekend, although this time I’ll be behind the camera/mic.

Say hi if you see me there and if you happen to see Peter Sagan, ask him to teach me how to wheelie so I can add it to my rider resume.

Screenshot from our preview trip last month with Flo. Cold, wet and most of all, great fun with a great crew.

04/22/2022

Me really enjoying my best life!

Things have been exceptionally great as of late. I have been getting back to picking up the camera, spending time with friends and racing bikes, all things you know I enjoy full-hearted.

I’m not sure if anyone will ever understand the elation I have in this photo; I had just gotten done “racing” 280 miles in East Texas at the 2nd Annual . This ultra bikepacking race was on various terrains and I had trained up to riding the distance in one-go, meaning not sleeping for upwards of 36 hours!

In 35 hours and some change, I took 3rd place overall woman in the “Slowdown” category. Never would I have thought staying awake and riding my bike all night would be such a rewarding (but obviously challenging!) experience!

Can’t wait to take on the 380 mile distance next year! In the meantime, let’s get geared up for .bike next month!

Amazing capture by .johnston8. Thank you for sharing in my 9pm sleepless finishline stoke!

03/24/2022

I’d say racing is alive and well in Austin, TX.

03/16/2022

Just a reminder that you are loved, cherished and meaningful. Just a reminder that you can find reward and success with hard work.

And most of all, just a reminder a damn hug from Bobby is the absolute most magical feeling in the world.

I’ll never forget this feeling, this moment, this longing for normalacy, connection and to share in an exchange of words and an embrace that transcended time, the pain in my ribs from crashing and above all, just a reminder that I am truly ALIVE.

We both cried in this moment and it was the happiest and most alive I have been in a very long time.

Embrace being alive every damn moment you can.

Thank you for the fantastic capture and sharing this moment and to everyone that made it possible. So completely blessed with love in my life.

03/09/2022

T-minus 72-hours for this level of stoke at . After two long years of Pandemic patience, on Saturday, March 12th I plan to to race my first MidSouth 50 miler.

Come snow, orange & red mud and maybe even a last-minute bike change decision, I’ll be there at that finish line to share in the stoke with and document it at the same time.

I can’t wait.

📸: for at Midsouth 2020.

02/22/2022

“Why so serious bro?!” ✌🏼

Happy to be back in the grove of riding bikes, taking photos of bikes and talking about bikes.

Thanks for having me this weekend. Link to race photos in my bio! If you see a photo you would like a full size download of, my Venmo link is also there, $5 each.

01/29/2022

We are finally here! I may not have raced a full cyclocross season, but I surely got to go to almost every single large race in the Souther US this past season, including WORLDS this weekend!

Stoked to finally be photographing the sport that has given me so much, that has made me realize I love off-road racing and mostly, the crazy cold, muddy, beer-fueled nature of it. Thank you for the opp!

Good luck to Team USA!! My mirrorless capture of ’s last month at 2021 at 🔥

01/28/2022

Taking a in Bentonville is literally the best thing for me. An entire day on the trails, roads, gravel, etc is pretty much the closest thing to heaven-on-earth.

Stoked to have put in a little work for while I’m here and then picking up the camera again this weekend to photograph for !

2022 is looking so fine. And we are just getting started!

Pro capture by fellow riding photographer who also convinced me to jump a baby ramp today on my bikepacking rig for a Curious but skeptical audience. Btw, landed it 💃🏻

01/25/2022

Heading out on my final vacay for a hot minute today, although it’s another working vacation.

Excited about getting to photography in ! Excited about a week off and exploring . More importantly, bikes and friends.

Capture of from our last bikepacking trip in December. Can’t wait to get this one up on ! Also can’t wait wait to see her again in person!

12/27/2021

Wow, what to say that hasn’t been said?!

Proud of the growth I’ve had this year. Proud of the work ethics I’ve displayed, the challenges I have faced and above all, the new experiences I have opened myself to!

The power of manifestation is so huge. Just remember that as you face 2022-you can control the outcome of your successes! Keep positive!

Thank you to pit mechanic to the stars & photog bae, ; you always find the best moments and smiles.