Player stretching at the arena tunnel as pregame flames fire, photographed by Mike Jones

The Unseen Hour · Charlotte, NC

Mike Jones

Photographer. Designer. Scientist of the frame, sharing the work that never made it to the social light.

Team photographer, Charlotte Hornets
Designer of the NBA's first Black Excellence jersey
@mikejonesnc

Some work lives on timelines. The rest lives in the vault: the frames kept in the tuck, the hours nobody posts. This is where they surface.

Handwritten note by Mike Jones: this is my new lil photo blog, from time to time I'll share some work that's in the vault

Mike Jones is a Charlotte-born photographer and designer. Four seasons deep as a team photographer with the Charlotte Hornets, with jersey designs worn on NBA hardwood and NHL ice.

The handwriting on this page is his. So is every frame.

b. 2.16.1996 · CLT ☁

The Vault

01 · Photography
Handwritten note: so enjoy some of my favorite captures, btw I was in a jazz mood

The Jerseys

02 · Design
Home Is Where The Harte Is, the Black Excellence jersey designed by Mike Jones for the Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets · NBA

Home Is Where
The Harte Is

The NBA's first Black Excellence jersey, designed by Mike for the Charlotte Hornets and released through the Hornets Fan Shop.

Celebrating Black Excellence.
1st
of its kind in the NBA
CLT
designed for the city
Still A Rose Grew special edition Carolina Hurricanes jersey designed by Mike Jones

Carolina Hurricanes · NHL

Still A Rose Grew

A special edition Hurricanes jersey debuted 2.6.24. Frustration and emotion that bloomed into something beautiful, stitched with symbolism front to back.

Your circumstances will never prevent the rose inside of you from blossoming.
32
minutes to sell out
$540
per jersey
Special edition jersey numbers designed by Mike Jones

Special Edition · Numbers

Worn On Court

Special edition jersey numbers designed by Mike and worn in game, with an exclusive shirt and scarf run inspired by the design at the team store.

Any level of excellence once started with a dream.
Bet The Bank On Frank album cover, photography by Mike Jones
“The root of my creativity comes from my first form of art… music. Everything you create has to have a harmonic flow, especially the story.”

03 · Sound
Album photography: “Bet The Bank On Frank” by Fetty P Franklin
Shot in a jazz mood ☁

“Impact is teaching the next generation to see possibilities where we once only saw limits.”

From annual days of giving with his brothers across Charlotte to putting the city in every frame and stitch, the work always comes back home.

Bookings · Shoots · Design · Collabs

Let's Make
The Unseen

Thank you, handwritten by Mike Jones