From a young age Jared has had a passion for all things related to photography. For his Bar Mitzvah he received the first still camera he ever owned, a Nikon F-401X, and he hasn't stopped taking photos since.
A fan of the movies from a young age, Jared graduated in 2002 from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a B.F.A. in Film and Video Production. He has worked in the film industry in New York and continues to work in L.A. as a director of photography and cameraman for TV network documentaries.
Perfectly combining his loves of film and photography, Jared has both written and shot extensively on the subject of filming locations for publications such as Los Angeles Magazine,LA Weekly, and L.A. Taco. Additionally, he's interviewed dozens well-known directors, screenwriters, production designers, and location managers.
Jared also podcasts about filming locations on his own show, On Location with Jared Cowan, in which he interviews filmmakers about the locations from their movies. The episodes are not recorded in a studio; they are recorded on-site at the actual locations.