John McGill took his first photo in 1955. It was with a Kodak Brownie camera. It used flashbulbs, which popped and sizzled every time a picture was taken with flash.  Since his early twenties, photography has been his passion.

In 1969, John began using a 35mm single lens reflex camera, a Minolta SRT-101. Over a 3 year period, he documented conditions at a large state institution for the mentally retarded. Many of the over 2,000 images were used in several projects at the University of Connecticut (USA), where John studied art and photography. Over the years, John went on to earn an MBA and a Ph.D. in business.

In 1997, John joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as a management consultant. He worked on many international engagements from South America to Europe to Asia. In that capacity, he began taking photographs of industrial settings for internal reports for clients such as Merck, Pfizer, Hewlett-Packard, and Ford.

John moved to Lebanon in 2004 and has been a professor at Lebanese American University. Since then, he has developed a deep understanding and fond appreciation for the peoples and cultures of Lebanon and the Middle East. With a keen interest in people, portrait photography has been the primary focus of his personal photography.

Since 2008, John has been working as a professional photographer. Based in Beirut, Lebanon, John shoots commercially for magazines and companies throughout the Middle East. He specializes in annual report, marketing, and executive portrait photography. Easy to work with, John delivers his projects on-time and within budget.

First Prize, Beirut Photo Contest (theme, “Souk Atmosphere”), 2005

Finalist, Beirut Photo Contest (theme, “Man and his Environment”), 2006

First Prize, Beirut Photo Contest (theme, “Orient, Land of Contrasts”), 2008

Finalist, Li Hamra Photo Contest (theme, "Hamra Street"), 2009

Merit Award, Black and White Magazine (Photojournalism/Documentary), February 2010

Why Not! Magazine, John McGill on Photography, August 2009.

Wild Discovery Travel Magazine, Ireland, Summer 2010.