I am a portrait and fine art photographer based in Smyrna. In addition to my portrait business, I shoot a variety of landscape and nature photos, as well as abstract and macro (close-up) images.
Spears McAllester Biography
Award winning landscape and nature photographer Spears McAllester is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He grew up hiking the beautiful trails of Lookout Mountain, TN and developed a deep appreciation for nature.
An engineer by training, Spears has always had an eye for detail. He decided to pursue fine art digital landscape photography in 2010, after a trip to Torres del Paine in Chile. A February 2011 “Winter Light” workshop in Yosemite Valley taught by professional photographer Keith Walklet led to a new appreciation of the subtleties and beauty of light, and a passion to capture and share images of our wonderful natural world with others. Spears is proud to give voice to the beauty of nature through his photography.
Spears was accepted as a member of Chattanooga’s In-Town Gallery, one of the oldest cooperative art galleries in the United States, in April, 2012, and continues as a member and gallery officer.
Spears’ photography has been included in numerous juried regional art shows including the Wilderness Photography Foundation Natures’s Generosity Traveling Exhibition (2023-2024), 4 Bridges Art Show (Chattanooga), the Webb School Artxtravaganza (Knoxville, TN), the Wesleyan School Artist Market (Atlanta, GA), the Arts Alive Gallery Show (Florence, AL), and the University School of Nashville Artclectic show (Nashville, TN). His work is exhibited in academic, corporate, healthcare, and private collections.
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Greetings, I am a photographer based in the Atlanta and North Georgia region with over a decade of experience. My photographic style is characterized by bold and captivating imagery, with a primary focus on nature and architectural subjects. My background in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest has significantly influenced my perspective and approach to photography and how I view the world from behind the lens.
Photography has been a lifelong passion, starting in high school when I got my first camera, a Canon EF. I had my own darkroom, and after photo expeditions I developed and printed my own film and sold photography as art in local art shows on Long Island. Photography led me to a career in printing, and being recognized in the industry as a color expert gave me to opportunity to travel abroad and throughout the USA. After a successful career, printing led me back to the camera and I decided to pursue my passion by diving fully into photography. My main business is Real Estate photography and business headshots, and in one of the homes that I photographed, I spotted photographic art from a well-known photographer, and thought “I can do that.” Now I do. I have always had an eye for capturing interesting subjects, and wherever I go or have been, I always look to find “the right photo.” Now I am proud to offer fine art photography from past and current travel, from home and abroad that can be displayed and appreciated in any home. Welcome to JMAUROPHOTO Artworks. Enjoy!
Johnny Crawford is a visual storyteller and educator based in Atlanta, Georgia, who has documented the human spirit in 45 states and four continents for 36 years.
Johnny specializes in candid photographs that are inspiring and historical. His photojournalism approach to photography helps him produce excellent photographs out of routine subjects or situations. He has a passion for education stories, sports stories, and projects highlighting corporate responsibility.
Johnny was a staff photographer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) for over 28 years. During his tenure at the AJC, he photographed the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, 2004 G8 Summit of World Leaders, 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA; 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, and five U.S. Presidents.
He was the AJC beat photographer for Georgia Tech football from 2003 thru 2013 and NASCAR from 1990 thru 2013. He has photographed over 500 college and professional sporting events including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, gymnastics, track & field, golf, and swimming.
In 1994, Johnny was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the winner of the 2008 National Headliner First Place winner in Sports Photography, Georgia Associated Press 2008 Picture of the Year Winner, The Best of Cox Newspapers 2008 Sports Photography Winner, and 2008 Georgia Press Association First Place in Sports Photography and 2012 APME Georgia Newspapers Award in Sports Photography.
Johnny has an M.A. in Photojournalism from Ohio University and degrees in Psychology and Public Relations from Morehouse College.
Johnny taught photography at Grady High School, Marietta City Schools Adult Education Program, Clark Atlanta University, The University of Georgia and Middle Georgia State University. He was an Artist in Residence at the Tubman Museum in Macon, Georgia. At the Tubman, he has a permanent exhibit of thirty black and white portraits entitled “Leading the Way Macon’s Trailblazers and Activists.
He is currently documenting Black soldiers and nurses that served in the Vietnam War.
He teaches private photography lessons in the homes of clients in the metro Atlanta through his company, Privatephotographylesson.com