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       

Black and white portrait of JOHN SLEMP with glasses, a beard, dressed in a suit with a bow tie, and wearing a pin on his lapel.