Jonathan Grado

Photographer, Creative Director

Brooklyn, NY--:--:--

Overthinking at 3am.

News title

How does this Brooklyn photographer turn the surreal into cinematic fine art?

2026

Red River

Interview

white glove holding printed photo on red river paper in front of blue velvet

F-Stop Exhibition: Objects

2026

F-Stop Magazine #135

Publication

Black and white image of an orange from Saint Citrus

Happy Hour Shows at Black Box

2025

Black Box Gallery

Exhibition

Disco head man in a car from Happy Hour

Homiens Highly Commended Artist

2025

Homiens Gallery

Showcase

Image of an orange and a hand from Saint Citrus

Dirty Static Shows at L'appartement 49C

2025

L'appartement 49C

Exhibition

Close up portrait

Site of the Day Award

2025

GSAP by Webflow

Showcase

Website hero section

SXSW: Debut of "Happy Hour"

2025

SXSW | Satellite Art

Exhibition

Happy Hour by Jonathan Grado at SXSW Satellite Art Fair

"Finest Web Design" Spotlight

2025

SiteInspire

Showcase

Website hero section

Honorable Mention / Portfolio Honors

2024

awwwards

Showcase

Website hero section

The Pokémon Company x Grado

2021

The Pokémon Company

Publication

Pokeball Wooden Pokemon Grado Headphones

Uncrate Supply x Grado Launch

2019

Uncrate

Feature

Grado x Uncrate Supply UN2000e Headphones

A Family in Brooklyn Assembles Top Notch Headphones

2019

Dwell

Interview

Dwell Magazine Photoshoot of Grado Labs SR325 headphones

"Worth It" Streaming Show

2019

Buzzfeed

Feature

thumbnail for Buzzfeed video Worth It

"Fine-Tuned" Documentary

2019

Great Big Story | CNN

Interview

Jonathan Grado with headphones for Great Big Story CNN

"Hustle" TV Show

2019

VICELAND

Feature

viceland wordmark

Superphonic

2018

BMW Magazine

Interview

BMW Magazine with Jonathan Grado

Lands' End: American Classic

2017

Lands' End

Interview

John and Jonathan Grado Outside For Lands End

To the Sound of Music

2017

Augustman Singapore

Interview

Augustman Singapore on Jonathan Grado

Grado Labs is Unthinkable

2017

Unthinkable Podcast

Interview

A Legacy of Hand-Assembled Headphones

2017

Engadget

Interview

Engadget thumbnail for Grado Labs video

Liberte x Grado

2017

General Mills

Feature

jonathan grado for liberte general mills

"Change Your World" Commercial

2017

American Express

Feature

Jonathan Grado for American Express Commercial

"1st Look" TV Show

2017

NBC

Interview

Ashley Roberts Listening to Grado Headphones for NBC

A24 x Grado Labs

2017

A24

Publication

A24 Grado Collaboration Moonlight Headphone

American Express Interview

2016

American Express

Interview

Jonathan Grado being interviewed by American Express

La Colombe Spotlight

2016

La Colombe

Interview

Instagram Interview

2015

Instagram

Interview

Ars Visits Grado Labs

2015

Ars Technica

Interview

"Right on Track in Brooklyn"

2015

Industry Magazine

Interview

"Never Advertised"

2015

HYPEBEAST

Interview

TechCrunch Disrupt Speaker

2015

TechCrunch

Interview

Jonathan Grado at Techcrunch

ONA Bags Feature

2015

ONA Bags

Interview

Jonathan Grado with Ona Camera Bags

How A Tiny, Family-Run Headphone Maker Became A Cult Favorite

2015

Fast Company

Interview

John and Jonathan Grado Portrait

Sound Advice: Checking Out Mirrorless Cameras

2015

The Chicago Tribune

Interview

Bushmills & Elijah Wood Make Whiskey Barrel Headphones

2014

Esquire

Feature

Bushmills Grado Headphones

"All in the family"

2014

Mashable

Interview

John and Jonathan Grado Portrait at Grado Labs