Scramble

Essay 618 • May 3rd 2026

Life is loud and messy, a constant scramble at times. Elodie and I carved out a moment to run around Venice and chase the light through the noise of the Santa Monica Pier. An ode to urgency, to the frantic rush, and to the beauty found by simply taking one step at a time.












Jason Travis is a Los Angeles-based photographer, director, and musician. Drawing on a design background, he crafts vivid visual worlds defined by bold color and precise, playful composition. He was TPJ’s 2020 Photographer-in-Residence.
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Model: Elodie Goldberg Jacquemain
Wardrobe: Maddy Ingerslev

 

Check out Jason’s other TPJ photo essays:
Suburban Youth
Lull
Mind Glow
Alliance
Vanished Spirits
Paradigm
Sye
Grlswirl
Somewhere
Ellissa & Harry
Alley Cat
Flowers or Fruit
Universal
Elemental
Kinetic
Isolation Station
Allergy Academy
Niza Jay
Inner Child
Delineation
Headspace Parade
My Blue Heaven Happy Place
On A Roll
Bright Idea
Lighting a Cosmic Fire
Human Collective
Plays Well With Others
Sunny Up
Rotten Fruit
Out of the Blue
Summer Sun, Wandering Reverie