..............has been a story teller since the age of five when he wrote his first "newspaper article." Somewhere between then and now he traded in his mother's IBM typewriter for a camera because photography was a "more fulfilling way to tell a story."
..............John earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of New Mexico, where he was the Photo Editor of the Daily Lobo. Since then he has interned for the Albuquerque Tribune and was a staff photographer at the Gallup Independent and Killeen Daily Herald. He has completed freelance assignments for the Associated Press, USA Today, The Army Times, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque Tribune, Skin and Ink Magazine and many other national and international media outlets. He is curently a staff photographer at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. ............................................................................................................................................
.............John has won multiple awards from the Associated Press and National Press Photographer's Association and continues to produce the most story-telling images he can to satisfy his curiosity about human beings and their lives. He minored in sociology while at the University of New Mexico.
.............John enjoys shooting everything from black and white wedding photography to stirring portraits to challenging multi media slideshows and videos, more amazing tools one can use to tell stories, and prides himself on a strict dedication to the documentary image and process. Capturing moments where the subject has forgotten about the "tall guy with the camera" is where John's pride lies.
.............John currently lives in Lubbock, Texas and is accepting freelance work all over the American Southwest and northern Mexico. He continues to work on personal projects and artistic photographic distractions on the Llano Estacado.
.......If you have any questions, about editorial or wedding assignment pricing or anything else, don't hesitate to click the "contact" link and John will get back to you shortly. Thanks for stopping by.
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