Jim McNitt

Jim McNitt (born 1948) is an American painter and photographer, published in Time, Newsweek, People, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Stern (Germany), Paris Match, Yachting, Sail, Boating, Time-Life Books, Modern Photography, and on numerous magazine and book covers. James David McNitt worked as a news photographer for United Press International (1974), a free-lance marine photojournalist (1975–1982), and as a contract photographer, writer and editor for Newsweek International Special Projects (1982–2002).

McNitt's work spans more than 35 year and ranges from marine photography to mixed-media paintings that combine traditional oil painting and modern digital image editing techniques. His work is in the collections of Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Ted Turner, Dina Merrill and others. In 2000, the Librairie Maritime et Outremer in Paris hosted a solo retrospective exhibition of his marine photography. His photographic prints are represented by Darlene Orlov, a private art dealer in New York City.

Since 2002, McNitt has concentrated on digital printmaking and mixed-media paintings—especially images that advocate awareness of climate change and other environmental issues.

At Artexo NY 2009, McNitt exhibited a series of mixed-media paintings called "Angels in the Visible Spectrum" that share a sepia-toned palette and a common narrative technique that uses steampunk and retro-Victorian iconography to portray themes related to environmental sustainability.

McNitt has contributed articles to Newsweek International, People and other periodicals and is the author of two books: “The Art of Computer Management,” Simon & Schuster (1984 ISBN 978-0-671-46471-4) and “The Home Video Sourcebook,” Macmillan Publishers (1982 ISBN 978-0-02-080790-2). Since 2005, he has ranked among the top ten photographers of "all time" on Photo.net, the world's largest online photographic community. He is also a member of the faculty at the Silvermine Guild Art Center in New Canaan, CT, where he teaches digital imaging and printmaking.

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