Jon Okafo
Creative Director
Photography ● Videography ● Choreography
Jon is a photographer and creative director based in Durham, North Carolina. For over a decade, he's helped business owners, creative professionals, and public figures build brands, launch campaigns, or reinvent their image. Beyond business endeavors, he's also captured numerous events and portraits for his clients to celebrate their milestones. Scroll down to learn more about his latest work.
OVA Productions
Creative Direction, Beyond Photography
OVA Productions is the new production studio I'm building to bring creative direction to a wider range of work — photography, video, and beyond. Despite the name change, my services are still available and delivered by me.
Executive & Professional Headshots
My flagship offering for my new brand. Public leaders, business owners, and professionals like you need updated headshots to build and maintain your image. When it’s time for a career change, a brand launch, or even a raise in salary, this photography service is designed to help you rediscover and showcase your most capable, authentic self. Contact me to get started on your next session!
Additional Services
Video Production
Brand stories, promotional content, behind-the-scenes work, and creative visuals to build your brand.
Event Coverage
On-location photography and video coverage for brand launches, creative exhibitions, personal milestones, and live performances.
Creative Portraits
Traditional portrait sessions for personal brands and creative minds alike. Turn your ideas into social campaigns for your audience or personal heirlooms for friends and family.
Jon Okafo Blog
Welcome to the Jon Okafo Blog, my digital journal where I document my own personal development in real time.
Expect insights pulled from wherever I'm finding them: conversations with clients, lessons from other creatives, ideas I'm chewing on from a book or an article, or the ongoing work of building OVA Productions.
Once a month, I sit down with a local artist or brand owner for Darkroom Discoveries, my podcast on the struggles and breakthroughs behind creative work — episodes I bring directly into my own discovery process with clients.
This blog won't always look the same from post to post, and that's intentional. I can't promise a consistent subject or tone, but I can promise consistent quality, and genuine reflections of what I'm learning as I go. If you want to stay up to speed, join my newsletter so you never miss a post.
