He unsuccessfully walked away from photography in 2010, working as a restaurant server at a retirement community in Portland, Oregon before being drawn to photography again in 2012. Previously, he interned with The Hutchinson News in Hutchinson, Kansas and The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon. He was recently named 2013 Arizona Community News Photographer of the Year. Previous to that, he was probably best known for an audio slideshow titled "A Tribute to Ref Ass." Jarod likes beer, anything nerdy, and his dog, Casper.