Winning Awards…Again!

Written By John Slemp

The “Best of ASMP 2024” results were recently released, and for the fourth time, our work was selected as a “Judges Choice" from a pool of professionally produced images.  Our submission was a five-image series of a Boeing 747 that had just arrived from Alaska at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport of a cool fall afternoon.  Created for the cargo carrier Cargolux, it was the second set of images created for the client out of Luxembourg.  To say that a 747 approaching head-on is intimidating would be an understatement (even at a slow pace!) , but we were able to “get the shot” while standing on a set of air stairs.

Cargolux pilot wings.

The pilot was kind enough to stand for a quick portrait next to the nose wheel of the aircraft.  Even though he was about 6 foot 4 inches tall, he is dwarfed by the size of the aircraft’s landing gear.

We were able to successfully illuminate the company logo on the tail of the aircraft with a portable strobe, and as I mentioned to my assistant, “every company likes to see their logo in pictures.”

Abstract of the starboard outboard engine.

John Slemp

John’s 30 year career has seen him create images for a wide variety of advertising, corporate, and editorial clients worldwide.

After almost 11 years in the US Army, John attended Atlanta’s Portfolio Center, and later assisted established commercial photographers for five years.

Oscar winners, Olympic champions, astronauts, musicians, artists, pilots, veterans and regular people have all been captured by John’s lenses.

An experienced, innovative, and award winning commercial photographer, he deftly brings studio techniques to location work.

John is increasingly involved in showcasing his work through galleries and museums, and is currently writing a book about WWII “bomber jackets.”

Past clients include: The Company of Others and Innis Maggiore ad agencies, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Epps Aviation, Goodyear Aviation Tires, EAA’s Sport Aviation magazine, General Aviation News, Smithsonian Air & Space magazine, Jet Support Services International, Avfuel, The Lindbergh Foundation, and Women in Aviation International.

A long-time member of the American Society of Media Photographers, John served 5 years on the national board, and twice as the Atlanta/SE chapter president.

http://www.johnslemp.com
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