About Us
Founder - Chanda Jones
Photography has placed Chanda Jones in rooms, moments, and environments where presence, precision, and storytelling matter.
With more than fifteen years of professional experience, she has built a career working across editorial, documentary, sports, corporate, institutional, and community-based photography—always grounded in intention and real-world practice.
Chanda currently serves as a Team Photographer and Photography Team Coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies, a role that reflects both her photographic expertise and her leadership within a professional creative team.
In this environment, storytelling must be accurate, timely, and deeply intentional.
Her work has placed her behind the camera for nationally recognized figures, major public institutions, and large-scale cultural events where discretion, responsibility, and visual clarity are essential.
Earlier in her career, Chanda worked as a photojournalist for the Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and as a Police Photographer for the Philadelphia Police Department, roles that required ethical judgment, composure under pressure, and an understanding of photography as documentation.
Selected Professional Roles
• Team Photographer & Photography Team Coordinator – Philadelphia Phillies
• Photojournalist – Philadelphia Daily News & The Philadelphia Inquirer
• Police Photographer – Philadelphia Police Department
• Photography Judge – Philadelphia Flower Show
• Advisory Committee Member – Community College of Philadelphia
Education, mentorship, and leadership have always been central to Chanda’s work. She has taught, advised, and guided beginners and emerging photographers through workshops, academic programs, and community initiatives.
Her approach blends technical understanding with reflective practice, helping people not only learn photography but also understand how images communicate story and meaning.
Across every role she has held, Chanda has approached photography as more than a technical craft. For her, it is a practice of noticing, of paying attention to light, moments, details, and stories that might otherwise go unseen.
That perspective is what guides her teaching and sits at the heart of Creative Lens.
Creative Lens Workshops was created to offer a calm, accessible space where people can explore photography with purpose—building skill, confidence, and clarity without intimidation.
Creative Lens Workshops operates as a proprietary educational program of Chanda Jones Photography LLC, reflecting a body of work shaped by professional practice, institutional leadership, and community engagement.
If you’re curious about photography as a thoughtful, meaningful practice, you’re in the right place.