Jon Arbell at his office desk in a navy polo, workstation and monitor behind him.
Jon Arbell in dark sunglasses and a grey button-up, lit by a sunlit doorway.
Jon Arbell in a black polo at his desk, a monitor, camera tripod and papers behind him.
Jon Arbell chest-deep in a mountain hot spring, nipa huts and green ridges behind him.
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Jon Arbell

Software Engineer

Hi, I'm Jon. I build the parts of an app you never see — the engine room, where information gets saved, sorted, and sent wherever it needs to go — and I build the screens on top of it too, though the engine room is where I go deepest. It started almost by accident: one small program that actually worked, and I was hooked. Everything after that was deliberate — courses, a day job paying for evening study, and a lot of practice nobody was watching. Have a look around: the work, how I got here, and the photographs and films I make once the laptop finally closes.

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The crater lake of Mount Pinatubo photographed from water level, ridged green peaks enclosing the far shore
Mt. Pinatubo, Zambales
A thunderstorm over Manila Bay at night, forks of lightning striking behind a lit shoreline
Manila Bay
Looking up out of Calinawan Cave through a jagged opening to daylight and hanging greenery
Calinawan Cave, Tanay
Bonifacio Global City at night seen from a planted rooftop terrace, lit residential towers filling the skyline
Bonifacio Global City