Jim Jordan (photographer)

Jim Jordan is an American fashion and commercial photographer, entrepreneur, talent scout, manager, and magazine publisher.

Jordan has photographed and worked with celebrities such as Kris Jenner, Leonardo DiCaprio, Charlize Theron, Mila Kunis, and Drew Barrymore.

As an entrepreneur, Jordan is the proprietor of three businesses: Jim Jordan Photography, which handles Jordan's fashion and commercial photography; White Cross Productions, a production group that directs films and produces ad campaigns and commercials for clients such as Mercedes-Benz, American Express, Warner Bros.; and White Cross Management, a talent management agency that has discovered and represents numerous celebrities and models, most notably Jeremy Meeks, Taylor Hill, and Gigi Hadid.

[3] Jordan would find high school girls that were 5'10"-5'11" (178-180 cm), do their hair and makeup, and take them to his friend Greg Glassman (later the founder of CrossFit) to photograph.

[1] Elite Model Management recommended that Jordan fly to Italy and submit a portfolio of his hair and makeup work to the women's magazine Grazia.

[1] Jordan began traveling as a celebrity hair and makeup artist, working with celebrities such as Cindy Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, and Farrah Fawcett, and working underneath photographers such as Herb Ritts, Douglas Kirkland, Peter Lindbergh, and Patrick Demarchelier.

[6] Circa 1993,[7] he was booked to do hair and makeup for a photo shoot with J.Crew, and ended up working with the company's owner Emily Woods.

[8] He has shot images of celebrities such as Kris Jenner,[9] Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore, Charlize Theron, and Mila Kunis, and works for clients such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, and Marie Claire.

[2] Jordan appeared in four episodes Season One of the Lifetime Network reality TV series Making a Model With Yolanda Hadid (2018).

[14] Jordan is able to tailor his approach to a wide range of subjects to bring out an honesty and authenticity not often seen in commercial photography.

Kris Jenner shot by Jordan at White Cross Studios