Born and raised in San Francisco California, Jermaine has always been into photography and visual design. He first picked up a camera at age 14 and fell in love with it. After becoming the photo journalist for his high school newspaper, he knew that he wanted to pursue a career in photography. He had the opportunity to take part in numerous photography workshops and courses and later studied photography at . He is currently studying Advertising/Multi-media with a concentration in photography and graphic/web design at the Art Institute of New York.