- Jim McNitt
American photographer (b. 1948) published in Time,
Newsweek , People,The New York Times , TheLos Angeles Times , Stern (Germany),Paris Match , Yachting, Sail, Boating,Time-Life Books, Modern Photography, and on numerous magazine and book covers. McNitt worked as a news photographer forUnited Press International (1974), a free-lance marine photojournalist (1975-1982), and as a contract writer and editor forNewsweek International Special Projects (1982-2002).McNitt's [http://www.jimmcnitt.com/Site2/Gallery.html fine-arts portfolio] spans 35 year and ranges from [http://www.jimmcnitt.com/Site2/La_Vie_Maritime.html tall-ship portraits] to an on-going series that uses [http://www.jimmcnitt.com/Site2/Endangered.html digital montage] to explore the long-term impact of
climate change . His prints are in the private collections ofTommy Hilfiger ,Ralph Lauren ,Ted Turner ,Dina Merrill and others. In 2000, the [http://www.librairie-maritime.com Librairie Maritime et Outremer] in Paris hosted a solo retrospective exhibition of his marine portfolio. McNitt's current work combines original photos, vintage photography and 3D models into mixed-media montages advocating environmental responsibility. He is represented by [http://www.orlovart.com Darlene Orlov] a private art dealer in New York City.McNitt has also contributed articles on photography and computer technology to
Newsweek International, People and other periodicals and is the author of two books: “The Art of Computer Management,”Simon & Schuster (1984 ISBN 978-0671464714) and “The Home Video Sourcebook,”Macmillan Publishers (1982 ISBN 978-0020807902).References
*“The Mouth of the South,” "Time", (1977-08-08), p. 42 (all photos by Jim McNitt)
*“Cover,” "Sail" Magazine, (September 1978) (cover photo by Jim McNit)
*“Top Ten Marine Photographers of the 20th Century,” "Motorboating & Sailing", (January 1980) p. 60 (photo by Jim McNitt)
*McNitt, Jim. (1982), "The Home Video Sourcebook", New York: Macmillan Publishers
*McNitt, Jim. “Photography in the Electronic Age,” "Newsweek International", (1982-9-27), p. 29
*“Cover," "Yachting", (June 1983)(cover photo by Jim McNitt
*McNitt, Jim. “And We've Only Just Begun,” "Newsweek", (1983-09-26), p. 57.
*McNitt Jim. (1984), "The Art of Computer Management", New York: Simon & Schuster
* [http://avatarreview.net/AV9/Contributors.htm#McNitt "Avatar Review", Summer 2007]
* [http://www.orlovart.com/Site/Photo_Gallery.html Orlov Fine-Art Gallery]
* [http://www.jimmcnitt.com/Site2/About.html Jim McNitt Fine-Art Photography-Bio]
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