IN THE BEGINNING
John was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, and primarily raised
in Warwickshire orphanages where his many photographic odysseys have
their roots. A move to Wales and involvement as a Group Leader of a
Welsh Young Ornithologists group led John into his initial passion of
natural history photography. Early subjects were the many species of
bird that were nursed back to health, plus a love of landscape and the
macro subjects that abound everywhere one goes.
The ornithological work led to the receiving of a Prince of Wales Award
in 1978, which is when John took on school, wedding, stock and
commercial photography. This included items such as product
imagery and photographing professional musicians for the Welsh music
label, Sain. |
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AWARDS
At the same time he also freelanced for Welsh and English publications, and
for whoever would buy his photography work and his occasional writing. The
awards flowed within the Welsh and English Photographic Federations, and also
at the Welsh National Eisteddfod [a festival of the arts] on a regular basis.
John's work also found recognition in several nationally distributed British
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AND SO TO THE PRESENT
John ran a full-time photo studio in the mountains of the McCall, Idaho, from
1985 to 1998 when he moved to Idaho's capital, Boise. Still full-time, John
works from a home office shooting commercial projects, stock images, creating
photo-designs,
and leading photography
tours for small
groups etcetera. The latter is a source of much stock.
Since his arrival in the U.S.A. John has been
widely published in many British and Canadian magazines including Natural
History and Farm and Ranch Living here in the United States . . .
plus many other magazines and projects in-between.
He has written 80 plus photography columns, teaches the 'photographic arts' at
conventions and seminars, and plans to have a 'coffee table' book of images on
release in the next 'decade' [he likes to be realistic!].
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INTEGRITY
He believes that integrity emanates from the very heart of a person, and
[should] touch all things one is involved in. For John,
this is also based solidly in spiritual values which will be reflected in
attitude, care shown, and a general 'can do' disposition. |
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A LAST WORD
You will have noticed that John is certainly not
a one-subject photo specialist. He is a photographer in every sense of
the word, and his experience in many photographic fields gives him
insights, perspectives and solutions in all the photographic situations
he finds himself in. It is also reflected in in his vast and varied photo
subjects in the stock library. In other words, in John
you'll get a wealth of experience, true artistry, and someone who is very easy
to work with. |
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