• Retired NYC Magazine Art Director, Travel Magazine / San Francisco Business Magazine (CA) / Star Magazine / Great Foods Magazine.

• Many of my photos have appeared in national and local magazine/media, only because I've been around so long...lots of celebrity photos.

• 20 years service US Navy, visited many countries in Asia and Europe, some friends lost. Lots of time at sea.

• Started shooting long before digital with Minolta SR 1 (Their first SLR) that I purchased in Japan in 1960. I still own and cherish it.

• Love music, all kinds (Opera, classical, blues, standards to Country). Play piano and played drums in a wedding dance band.

• Former drummer in a working band, piano and songwriter.

• Canon cameras and lenses now. Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 90D with 6 lenses ranging from 8mm to 600mm.

• Lectured and critiqued student's design work at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology), NYC.

• Shoot for real estate companies in Florida now for money and gallery exhibit on occasion to buy more gear :).

• Love Flickr and people on it. I love to encourage others and share the joy of photography with others.

• See my Websites: jmphotos.org / Fine Art America / Flickr: John McCuen Photography

• All of my photographs are © Copyright / Must get my permission to use in any way.

Thanks to all of you talented people, stay healthy and keep shooting ---John McCuen