Jack 'JT' Norton,
Hello everyone, and I go by either Jack or JT, but most people know me by JT these days. I'm a Central Florida based artist born in Lakeland, Florida, but my work has taken me across the country several times. I consider Orlando my hometown because that is where I've spent my years. I have traveled a lot over the past ten years, trying to make being an artist a profession.
I genuinely do love this stuff, and I love the act of doing it just as much, and by that, I mean is the action of creating and being in those moments mean more to me sometimes than the content I have captured or created. It has not been easy and I've have lost and let go of a lot to be where I'm at today. There are a lot of people to thank for making it possible Mark, Robert, and Brandi are three key people. Being an artist is my day job, and I get paid to assistant various sports teams and media outlets with their coverage and content. It's not a lot, and the old saying 'starving artist thing' is pretty damn accurate most of the time.
I'm a father of three boys that are grown and living in Colorado. I have doing non-photography related art since I was a little kid and photography for about 25 years. I only got serious with it about ten years ago. It became a profession when the cable company I worked for eliminated our department with one day notice. Our supervisor's loyalty meant nothing after 11 years, so I decided to try it on my own. Once my mom got sick, it allowed me to help my brother take care of her and also get them both through a pretty rough time they were struggling with.
I try and get out there because so many ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHERS don't bother to get out there. My advice is to stop watching videos on how to do it and go do it!
My Personal Partnerships for 2020 are Vantine Nitrosports / Schnitz Racing / APE Race Parts / RPR 211 / LSR Nitro-Harley / Balch Racing and two silent partnerships
Jack Norton joined Pixels on January 20th, 2011.
