Joe McNally

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Joe McNally is an American photographer who has been taking pictures for the National Geographic Society since 1987.[1]

McNally was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He received his bachelor's and graduate degrees from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.[1] He currently lives and works in Westport, Connecticut.[2]

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[edit] Work and career

McNally shoots for National Geographic as well as other magazines, advertising agencies, and graphic design firms. His clients include Sports Illustrated, ESPN magazine, Life magazine, Time magazine, Fortune magazine, New York magazine, Geo, the New York Stock Exchange, Target stores, Sony, General Electric, Nikon, Lehman Brothers, and PNC Bank. He has also worked on numerous Day in the Life photographic book projects.[1]

He has taught at the Eddie Adams Workshop, National Geographic Society, Smithsonian Institution, Rochester Institute of Technology, Syracuse University, Maine Photographic Workshops, U.S. Department of Defense, and Disney Institute.[1]

One of McNally's largest projects, "Faces of Ground Zero," was a response to the September 11, 2001, tragedy at New York's World Trade Center. Some of his National Geographic magazine assignments are "The Future of Flying," "Power of Light," and "What It Takes to Build the Unbeatable Body: Pushing the Limit."[1]

[edit] Awards and honors

McNally has been described by American Photo magazine as perhaps the most versatile photojournalist working today and was listed as one of the hundred most important people in photography.[1]

In January 1999 Kodak and Photo District News honored McNally by inducting him into their Legends Online archive. In 2001 Nikon bestowed a similar honor when McNally was placed on NikonNet.com's list of Legends Behind the Lens.[1]

He has received the Alfred Eisenstadt Award for magazine photography and has been honored by Pictures of the Year International, World Press Photo, and the Art Directors Club. He has also been recognized by the magazines Photo District News, American Photo, Applied Arts magazine, Communication Arts, and Graphis.[1]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h [1]Web page titled "Joe McNally, Photographer" at the National Geographic Web site, accessed January 11, 2007
  2. ^ [2]"Contact" section at McNally's Web site, accessed January 11, 2007, For assignments and portfolios: Joe McNally Photography, 122 Old Kings Highway North, Westport, CT"

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