Hey I’m Jake Girolami, a Kalamazoo based photographer and filmmaker.

I don’t think there are right and wrong ways to do photography as a craft. I do it the way I want to.

Through analog photography, I love exploring different ways to represent nature, and humanity’s relationship to our environment, especially with such a literal art form. I’m working to be more and more intentional when shooting and presenting my work, and learning to push further and further beyond just snapping a photo.

I make b&w prints in my home darkroom, and I love the hands-on and tangible nature of analog photos. While you can find me at art fairs around Michigan a couple times a year, I also spend a lot of time just making photos and art with my friends and community.

I enjoyed my TV production classes in high school, and studied audio production at Middle Tennessee State University. I went to Brazil on a film/video study abroad, where I fell in love with filmmaking and cameras, which eventually led me into photography.

Check out unitzeromedia.com to see my film work! My 2024 film “Cyanotype” won best documentary at the 2026 Wolf Tree Film Fest!