Matthew Lovette- Photographer
Matthew Lovette graduated from The Art Institute of Chicago where he studied photography and painting, and now has over 15 years experience in the marketing, photography and visual communications fields. During the 1990's, Matthew worked for Getty Images, the world's largest photo agency, eventually becoming North American Manager of The Hulton Getty Picture Collection, one of the world's largest collections of historical photos.
In 1999, Matthew left Getty Images and along with partners Mark Smith and Carolyn McGavin, purchased The Woolverton Inn, a 13-room historic inn just outside New Hope, PA. There Matthew used his extensive photography experience in both art directing photo shoots and in photographing The Woolverton Inn himself, subsequently administering an aggressive and successful plan of visually marketing the inn.
Mark Smith- Styling and Assistant
After graduating from the University of Delaware, Mark began a 15-year career in sales and marketing at a large midwestern bank.With the purchase of The Woolverton Inn in 1999, Mark began what was to become over $1 million in additions, renovations and redecoration of the Inn. In addition, Mark was responsible for conceiving, writing and producing the inn's marketing materials and programs.
Since leaving the Inn, Mark has consulted with a number of hospitality properties on decor and copywriting, and styled thousands of Jumping Rocks images.
Jumping Rocks Photography-Founded in 2004
Jumping Rocks pictures have been published and reproduced by countless publications and hospitality websites. You'll find our credit line in Washingtonian Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, Country Living, National Geographic Society, among others.
We've worked very closely over the years with Select Registry, Distinctive Inns of North America. Mark has spoken twice at it's annual conference and we've photographed almost 25% of it's 400 Inn members.