John Slemp brings a distinctive eye to every frame — shaped by a life lived across continents and careers. Born in Japan and later commissioned as a U.S. Army armor officer, he served in command and staff roles across the United States and Germany before turning his lens on the world full time.
For more than 30 years, Slemp has built an award-winning commercial photography practice, producing compelling imagery for editorial, corporate, and advertising clients worldwide. His work reflects the discipline and precision of his military background, paired with an artist's sensitivity to light, character, and story.
A life member of the American Society of Media Photographers, Slemp has dedicated himself not only to his craft but to his professional community, serving in leadership roles at both the local and national levels of the organization.
His artistic ambitions extend beyond the camera. A currently exhibiting fine art photographer, Slemp completed his first book — an extensively researched visual study of World War II bomber jackets — in the fall of 2022. The volume is now available internationally, earning recognition from history enthusiasts and collectors alike.
Whether documenting the quiet dignity of a subject in a studio portrait or capturing the sweep of a landscape, John Slemp's images carry the weight of experience and the confidence of a craftsman who has spent a lifetime perfecting his vision.
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Client List
Kitplanes Magazine Bombardier Aerospace Hill Aircraft
Home Depot Covington Aircraft AvGroup Plane & Pilot Magazine
Peachstate Porsche Club Military Aviation Museum Titan Fuels
Phillips 66 Aviation Fuels The Company of Others Georgia Jet
Laser Aviation Warbird Digest National WASP WWII Museum
Mono Magazine - Japan Vertical Magazine Cargolux Helicopter Express
Women in Aviation International WACO Aircraft Corporation
Goodyear Aviation Tires ASA - Aviation Supplies and Academics
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Aspen Avionics
Grace Dickerson Advertising Sport Aviation Magazine Avfuel
WestPoint Stevens Corporation Rock - Tenn Company Army Times
Texas Monthly The Wall Street Journal Golf Journal Magazine
Aviation for Women Magazine Georgia Magazine Consumer Reports Magazine
Turkel Advertising - Miami Jet Support Services, Inc. Yale University
Smithsonian Air & Space MagazineGeneral Aviation News
Terry College of Business - University of Georgia JLJ & Associates
Epps Aviation Fulton County Arts Council 9th Wonder Advertising
Standard & Poor’s Published Image Center for the Visually Impaired