Jason P. Odell began photography as a childhood hobby. He grew up in Florida, where there were always interesting creatures to photograph. His interest in nature drove him to pursue a degree in biology from UCLA. Continuing his education as a graduate student at UC Riverside, he traveled to the Sierra Mountains and the West Indies to work on his doctoral dissertation. Jason’s faculty adviser was also an avid nature photographer; and they often went on photo shoots during their time off, looking for shorebirds. Jason received his Ph.D. in biology in 2002 and subsequently moved to Colorado. Since then, he has been expanding his photo collection photographing the landscapes and fauna of Colorado’s Front Range.

In 2006, Jason authored The Photographer's Guide to Capture NX, an eBook on using Nikon's image editor and raw converter software. He followed up that release in 2008 with The Photographer's Guide to Capture NX2, dedicated to explaining Capture NX 2.0.

Jason is an active member at nikonians.org, and is the co-host of a biweekly photography podcast on all things Nikon, The Image Doctors, hosted by Nikonians.

Jason shoots with Nikon cameras and lenses.