John Pinderhughes

John Pinderhughes was born in Washington, D.C. and attended Howard University. He has combined careers in advertising and fine art photography. His love of photography was ignited while working in Africa with Operation Crossroads Africa. He has worked as a commercial photographer in New York City for more than 30 years; operating his own full service studio for the same period. Pinderhughes' commercial work can best be described as "real people" and "illustration" photography. He lists major advertising agencies, record companies, magazines and major corporations among his regular clients. Recent projects include Con Edison, Publix Supermarkets, Sony, Verizon, American Family Insurance, BMW, Chase Bank and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Canon, Columbia University, Prudential Insurance, American Express. His striking images have garnered the recognition of both commercial art directors and gallery / museum curators. His images explore variations in pattern, texture, light and line. He has won numerous awards including, The Art Director's Club, Design competitions, The ClioAwards, The CEBA Awards, magazine competitions and others. He is represented in major collections; including The Picker Art Gallery / Colgate University, The Museum of Modern Art, The Studio Museum In Harlem, and The De Menil Foundation. Pinderhughes has served on the board of The Advertising Photographer's Of America and he currently serves on the board of the South Fork Shelter Island chapter of The Nature Conservancy, where his love of nature and art is reflected in both word and deed.