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Jared Kreiss

Photography Videography
@j_kreiss
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  • Photography & Video
  • Following 950
  • Followers 202.1K
  • Engagement 5.05%
  • Avg comments 633

About Jared Kreiss

Jared Kreiss (@j_kreiss) is a Photography Videography creator on Instagram, also filed under Photography & Video. The account has 202,130 followers and 891 published posts. Recent posts average 11,075 likes and 633 comments, an engagement rate of 5.05%.

An audience of 202.1K puts Jared Kreiss in the mid-tier, between 100,000 and 1 million followers. Set against 950 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 213 followers per account Jared Kreiss follows. Jared Kreiss uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Jared Kreiss under Photography Videography, with Photography & Video as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Jared Kreiss runs to 14 words across 4 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Jared Kreiss dates from September 2025.

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891 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Jared Kreiss, 9 are carousels and 1 is a video. That mix leans toward carousels. Jared Kreiss has built a substantial archive of 891 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 227 followers for each post published. Jared Kreiss also keeps 14 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 77 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include favorite, mountains, photos, blue and ridge.

World Ocean Day. A few of my favorite photos I’ve captured - in honor of World Ocean Day. I haven’t done a ton of ocean photography, but it’s honestly one of my favorite things to capture.

Which one is your favorite?
June in the Blue Ridge Mountains 🌸
Which one is your favorite?
June in the Blue Ridge Mountains 🌸
Spring in the Great Smoky Mountains 🌱

The mountains are starting to feel alive again…

Wildflowers are blanketing the valley floors, fog is drifting through the forests, bears are emerging from the woods, and the vibrant greens are coming back to life.

Id say spring might be my favorite season to photograph.

My work has always been rooted in documenting what’s wild and real. And in a world that feels more and more artificial, manipulated, and disconnected from nature, I think sharing what’s real matters more than ever.

I’ve created a newsletter for those that resonate and would like to support that mission. The link is in my bio under ā€œjoin the adventureā€
Mother’s Day in the Smokies 🐻

A few of my favorite mother / cub photos from the Great Smoky Mountains
Bloom season in the Blue Ridge Mountains 🌷Probably my favorite season to photograph.

For this year’s mountain blooms, I’ve decided to open up a few exclusive photo / hiking tour opportunities for those who want to experience and capture the best of an Appalachian spring. I’ll be hosting them from Boone, North Carolina.

If you’d like to join me on one send me a message!

Which photo is your favorite? 🌺🌸🌷

Photos captured around the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina on my Sony A7Rv
A journey through Milford Sound.

I always feel like I need to tell some kind of story with a post like this.

As if a pretty photo isn’t enough anymore. Like every image needs a lesson, a deeper meaning, or some perfectly wrapped thought for people to feel something.

But maybe that’s part of the problem.

Everyone has something to say.
Everything has to be explained.
Everything has to be turned into something.

Maybe sometimes we just need a little quiet.
To look at something beautiful and let it be enough.

I think Milford is one of those places.

Captured on the Fuji x100VI šŸ“·
Gold amongst green in Colorado šŸŒ²šŸ‚

The first photo is a lone aspen tree in the mix of pine trees.
I write this because I know how easy it is to get caught in comparison and self-doubt—
how easy it is to feel like sometimes you just don’t measure up.

That’s why Im sharing what’s real. Something beyond the polished photos and highlight reels.

Because life is more than highlight reels.
And maybe in sharing this, you’ll find comfort knowing that we’re not in this alone.
7 years ago I picked up my first camera. I had no idea what I was doing—I only knew that capturing the beauty of this planet and sharing it lit a spark I couldn’t ignore.

What started as a hobby quickly became an obsession—the challenge of turning an ordinary moment into something people could feel.

The early years weren’t easy. I worked whatever jobs I could—paint crews, odd shifts, anything to scrape by—while pouring every spare moment into trying to make photography stick. I said yes to whatever came my way: weddings, senior portraits, anything that gave me a chance to keep going.

Photography has taken me from the mountains of North Carolina to the wild coasts of New Zealand, and even into the remote Alaskan wilderness—through seasons of uncertainty, burnout, and questioning my ā€œwhy.ā€

The road is still uncertain and winding. Most days I feel like I’m just trying to keep my head above water. But looking back on these 7 years, I’m grateful for every experience and the journey it’s taken me on.

Here are a few of my favorite photos so far. Thanks for being part of the ride.

If you’d like to support and check out my gallery, just say ā€˜gallery’ and I’ll send you the link to all my best prints.

2. Lake Clark, Alaska
3. New Zealand
4. Valdez, Alaska
5. Bristol, Tennessee
6. Milford Sound, New Zealand
7. Wanaka, New Zealand
8. Blue Ridge, North Carolina
9. Kaikoura, New Zealand
10. Great Smoky Mountains
11. Lake Matheson, New Zealand
12. Blue Ridge, North Carolina
13. Wanaka, New Zealand
14. Uvita, Costa Rica
15. Katmai, Alaska
16. Kauai, Hawaii
17. Aoraki, New Zealand
18. Lago di Brais, Italy
19. Blue Ridge, North Carolina
20. Kauai, Hawaii

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Jared Kreiss's engagement

Jared Kreiss's engagement rate on Instagram is 5.05%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 20 followers. An average post collects 11,075 likes and 633 comments, close to 17 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

5.05%

Avg likes
11.1K
Avg comments
633
Interactions : followers
1 : 20

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Who is Jared Kreiss?

Jared Kreiss (@j_kreiss) is a Photography Videography creator on Instagram, also filed under Photography & Video. Jared Kreiss uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Jared Kreiss runs to 14 words across 4 lines.

How many followers does Jared Kreiss have?

Jared Kreiss has 202,130 followers on Instagram (202.1K). Set against 950 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 213 followers per account Jared Kreiss follows. Jared Kreiss has built a substantial archive of 891 posts.

What is Jared Kreiss's engagement rate?

Jared Kreiss's engagement rate on Instagram is 5.05%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 20 followers. An average post collects 11,075 likes and 633 comments, close to 17 likes for each comment.

What does Jared Kreiss post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Jared Kreiss under Photography Videography, with Photography & Video as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Jared Kreiss, 9 are carousels and 1 is a video. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Jared Kreiss repeatedly use the words favorite, mountains, photos, blue and ridge. Jared Kreiss writes those captions mainly in English. Jared Kreiss keeps 14 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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