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"The images I strive to create show the beauty in the natural world surrounding us all. In doing so I look for texture, shadows, contrast and how the light falls on the subject. In most instances I scout an area before actually making the photograph I am striving to create. Planning has been the key element in most of my successful images although sometimes I am surprised and rewarded with a change in weather or the appearance of wildlife that completely changes everything. These can be the moments a photographer lives for."
A former professional baseball player with the Houston Astro’s/Colt .45’s organization. John has always had an interest in art but decided to try making a living as a professional athlete. After three baseball seasons a shoulder injury ended his career.
Next John worked for an electric utility company and during that time revived his interest in art by developing a passion for photography. John is a past president of the “Professional Photographer’s of America” guild of the Rio Grande Valley. During this time John had a Wedding and Portrait photography business. Interested in all facets of photography John soon began photographing wildlife and nature. Through his photographs, John enjoys sharing his vision of the beauty in nature surrounding us all and the need for habitat conservation for all wildlife. John has had several winning photographs in the prestigious Valley Land Fund’s Wildlife Photography Contest as well as other photographic awards.
John is a member of the Texas Photographic Society, West Texas Photographic Society and 2007 President, Big Country Audubon Society (contributing to a monthly newspaper column), and a Texas Master Naturalist and performs volunteer work for the Boy Scouts teaching merit badge classes in photography. John received the "Outstanding Volunteer Award" from the Laredo Border Olympics in 2000. John also held a one-artist show and conducted programs on wildlife photography for the Wichita Wildlight Photographic Society in Lawton, OK for which he was honored as “Volunteer of the Year” in 2001. John was also honored as “Best in Category of Photography” at the 2005 State of Texas Arts and Crafts show in Kerrville and voted the “Peoples Choice Award” at the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 & “Best of Show” 2009 showing at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas. John also received the First Place award for “Two Dimensional Art” at the 2006 Lawton, OK “Arts for All” show. Early in 2007 John won the “People’s Choice Award” in the Stars of Texas Art show held in Brownwood, TX.
In 2008 was invited to exhibit in the “Rotunda Fine Art Show” at the Texas State Capitol sponsored by The Museum of Fine Art – Austin.
John markets his Wildlife/Nature/Scenic photography at Art Shows/Festivals, Galleries, and in magazines, books and calendars.
Fine Art Photography by www.johnenglishphoto.com
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