Photo by: Jay Clendenin

John Adkisson is a freelance visual journalist currently based in Charlotte, N.C.  A native of Charlotte, N.C., John recently graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

John has been recognized by the Hearst Foundation, College Photographer of the Year, the National Press Photographer’s Association,  the White House News Photographer’s Association, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar, the Southern Short Course in News Photography, and the North Carolina Press Photographer’s Association.

John has previously interned at the Los Angeles Times, The Roanoke Times, The Flint Journal, and The Gillette News-Record.

His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Guideposts Magazine, MSNBC’s The Week in Pictures, and The Boston Globe, as well as many others.

John is available for assignments in the region.

email I johnwadkisson@gmail.com

cell I 704.763.8143