PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007-2013: Instructor, Maine Media Workshops (annual workshops)
2001-2012: Featured photographer, Olympus Visionaries (lectures, workshops)
2006-2013: Beta tester and book project contributor, Adobe
2008-2013: Sponsored photographer, Lexar Media, Lowepro, X-Rite
2008-2009: Photographic Expert, American Museum of Natural History Expeditions
(South India)
1998-1999: Photographer for Pavarotti & Friends (“The Children of Liberia”)
1996-1997: Official Photographer for Michael Jackson’s “HIStory” World Tour
1988-1993: Official photographer for Audrey Hepburn as UNICEF Ambassador
1979-2000 : Minolta Corporation, official speaker/photographer
1987-1998: Photography Chief, Dept. of Public Information, United Nations
1978-1987: Photographer, Dept. of Public Information, United Nations
1970-1978: Darkroom Technician, United Nations
> Key bodies of documentary work include the Vietnamese “Boat People”, the Ethiopian famine, the Cambodian “Killing Fields,” the Iranian Revolution, the Persian Gulf War, the Lebanon War, the Bosnian War, and the Rwandan genocide; photographed in over 100 countries. These images were used by the United Nations in numerous publications and for a variety of peace initiatives.
> Key bodies of wildlife work include the endangered tigers of India’s national parks, the migrating cranes of New Mexico’s Bosque, the grizzly bears of Alaska’s Katmai Peninsula, the puffins of Maine’s Machias Seal Island, and the national parks of Namibia, Africa. These photographs have been featured in dozens of profiles of John in both print and online publications.
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS (selected):
2000: Lifetime Achievement Award, International Photographic Council
1993: Professional Photographer of the Year, PMDA
1991: Best Outdoor Photograph of the Year, Graphis Magazine Awards
1985: Pictures of the Year Award, Missouri School of Journalism
1985: Kodak Professional Showcase Award
1978: Gold Medal, Photokina International Photography Contest
1972: Grand Prize, United Nations Development Programme International Photography Contest
1972: Nikon International Photography Contest (13 awards in following years)
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS (selected):
2016: Burning Bright: The Endangered Tigers of India (publisher to be determined)
2008: The Vale of Kashmir (Quantuck Lane Press/W.W. Norton & Company)
2002: A Day in the Life of Africa, primary contributor (Publishers’ Group West)
1996: Photojournalist: In the Middle of Disaster, sole photographer profiled
(Blackbirch Press)
1996 : Children in Crisis, series of four volumes (Blackbirch Press)
1995: Coorg, Land of the Kodavas, with Jeannette Isaac (BCK Plantations)
1995: Visions: Fifty Years of the United Nations, contributor (Hearst Books)
1993: Endangered Peoples, co-author (Sierra Club/Random House)
EXHIBITIONS (selected):
2010: ArtsQuest/The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
2008: Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
2003: Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
2000: Millenium Expo, Hannover, Germany
1998: International Expo, Lisbon, Portugal
1995: World Cities Expo, Tokyo, Japan
1993: International Expo, Taejon, South Korea
1992: International Expo, Genoa, Italy
1988: International Expo, Brisbane, Australia
1986: International Expo, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1984: International Expo, Tsukuba, Japan
PUBLISHED MAGAZINE ARTICLES/REVIEWS (recent, selected):
2012: National Wildlife magazine, “Bringing Buffalo Back Home”
2012: Adorama Learning Center, “Bird Man”
2011: American Photo magazine, “John Isaac: The Passion of a U.N. Photographer”
2011: The Literate Lens, “John Isaac’s Untaken Photographs”
2010: National Park Service Tech Think Tank, “John Isaac: Freelance Photographer”
2010: Outdoor Photographer magazine, “Tiger Trek”
2009: Outdoor Photographer magazine, “In the Valley of Kashmir”
2007: The Travel Photographer, “John Isaac: Kashmir”
2006: Outdoor Photographer magazine, “John Isaac: Master Printer”
2002: The Washington Post, “A Day in the Life of Africa”
2002: Amarillo Globe News, “Two Pros Share Views on Digital”
EDUCATION:
1966: BSc in Zoology, New College, University of Madras, India