JEFF ANTENORE IS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AND AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER, JOURNALIST AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST WITH OVER 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY COLLABORATING WITH A NUMBER OF COMPANIES, PUBLICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. HIS EYE FOR CREATIVE VISUAL STORYTELLING, AS WELL AS HIS CLEAR AND CONCISE WRITING, MAKE HIM A VALUABLE MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF TEAMS.
SINCE 2005, JEFF HAS DONE SEVERAL THOUSAND ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER’S DAILY NEWSPAPER AND WEBSITES, RANGING FROM BREAKING NEWS, EVENTS, PORTRAITS, PERFORMANCES AND SPORTING EVENTS, EACH WITH UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. HIS PHOTOS HAVE ALSO APPEARED REGULARLY IN THE LA TIMES, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE AND THE SANTA MARIA TIMES. JEFF HAS ALSO BEEN A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE VOICE OF OC WEBSITE, WHERE ONE OF HIS PHOTOS WON AN ORANGE COUNTY PRESS CLUB AWARD FOR BEST NEWS PHOTO.
HE ALSO WORKS REGULARLY WITH CORNERSTONE MEDIA, WHERE HE COLLABORATES WITH A PR TEAM TO PROMOTE SOME OF THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES FOR THE BEHIND THE BADGE WEBSITE, AS WELL PROVIDING PHOTOS FOR SEVERAL LOCAL CITIES AND THE CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. HE RECENTLY WON AN OC PRESS CLUB AWARD IN THE BEST PHOTO: SPONSORED CATEGORY FOR THIS WORK.
JEFF HAS RECENLTY STARTED WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AT CALOPTIMA HEALTH, AN ORGANIZED HEALTH SYSTEM THAT ADMINISTERS HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, ADULTS AND SENIORS IN ORANGE COUNTY, ALSO PROVIDING OUTREACH AND SUPPORT FOR THE COUNTY’S UNHOUSED COMMUNITIES. HIS PHOTOS RECENTLY APPEARED IN THE ORGANIZATION’S ANNUAL REPORT, AND ARE USED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS.
JEFF WAS ALSO THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORIAN FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK, DOCUMENTING AN ARRAY OF EVENTS AT THE PARK AS WELL AS ITS ONGOING TRANSFORMATION FROM A MILITARY BASE INTO A GREAT METROPOLITAN PUBLIC SPACE.
JEFF GRADATED FROM IRVINE HIGH SCHOOL WITH HIGHEST HONORS BEFORE PURSUING A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AT UCLA AND THEN A MASTER’S DEGREE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM FROM BOSTON UNIVERSITY.
THROUGH HIS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE JEFF HAS MASTERED BOTH THE CONCRETE TOOLS AND CREATIVE SKILLS TO CONSISTENTLY PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT TO AN EVER-GROWING LIST OF CLIENTS AND COLLABORATORS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE GREW UP, AND WHERE HE NOW RESIDES WITH HIS WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER IN MISSION VIEJO.