[1][2][3][4] From April 2014 until July 2022 Jarvis was the chief executive officer of CreativeLive, an online education platform that he co-founded in 2010.
[6] He attended San Diego State University on a football scholarship, receiving a BA in philosophy with distinction.
"[9] In 1994, Jarvis moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with his girlfriend, where he began shooting photos of pro snowboarders and skiers.
[7] Jarvis continued to pursue photography while studying Philosophy and Art at the University of Washington's MA/PhD program.
Since opening his own studio Jarvis has photographed for Volvo, Nike, Apple, Microsoft, General Motors, Google, Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, Columbia Sportswear, REI, Honda, Subaru, Target, Pepsi, McDonald's, and Red Bull.
[4][7] He is known for his kinetic style and emphasis on lifestyle, sports, and landscape photo imagery and his photography sells from anywhere between $50 and $50,000.
[16] On May 11, 2011 Jarvis installed Dasein: An Invitation to Hang in the lobby of the Ace Hotel in New York City, where he was the artist in residence.
[4] In 2008, Jarvis's Kung Fu HD series received first place in the Special Effects category at the International Photography Awards.
[22][9][19] Jarvis contributed to The New York Times story "Snow Fall," which won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing in 2013.
[5][48] Speaking about CreativeLive in March 2015, Jarvis told The New York Times, "What we're trying to do is create the most vibrant learning experience we can.
Jarvis has interviewed dozens of industry leaders including the likes of Brené Brown, Jared Leto, Tim Ferriss, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Adrian Grenier, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Guy Kawasaki.
[55][56][57][58][59] Jarvis is a keynote speaker, and has made speeches at conferences including Virgin Disruptors, TEDxCMU, PDN Photo Plus Expo, Photokina, and the Sundance Film Festival.