ABOUT
ABOUT ME
WHY CHOOSE ME?
I have enjoyed a life traveling this amazing world, interacting with its people and absorbing their various ways of life.
My journey began with a lifelong interest in photography while traveling the world as a 20-year United States Air Force Pilot, including Observation and Reconnaissance Aircraft. I have retired and am pursuing a second passion of mine: photography. I am growing roots into the Colorado Springs, Colorado community.
Primarily, I am a photojournalistic sports photographer. I am cool under pressure and can anticipate great moments. I can get not just the action shot but the emotional shot that often follows.
With John Mortland Photography, you get the combined set of expertise, professional equipment, experience, and exceptional perspective that gives you the best image possible. Whether you’re looking to capture action & sports, family and individuals, events, or travel and landscape, I bring passionate professional photography to ensure you’re as happy with the final images as I am.
A good photographer takes good pictures, but only a great photographer can memorialize your moment the way you envision it. A great photographer captures both the action and the emotion.
I earned an Associate of Applied Science in Photography, teach photography courses at Pike’s Peak Community College, and am an FAA Part 107 Certified Drone Pilot. I am also an FAA Certified Single-Engine, Multi-Engine, Commercial, and Airline Transport Pilot. I have been published in multiple magazines to include Springs Magazine, Healthy Coloradan, and Defined. I am also a member of numerous professional organizations to include: Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI), Professional Photographers of America (PPA), American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), SportsShooter, UAS Colorado, and Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
Please take some time to look through the variety of images and allow yourself to be transported. Also, please take time to leave a comment.
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MY VISION
My attention to detail and observant nature brings a perspective to your photos that you may not anticipate. After years of piloting aircraft around the world, I am accustomed to seeing amazing things from unique vantage points.
I am drawn to the “defining moment”
I enjoy emotion more than the traditional line and shape of a photo.
I enjoy the struggle of man. That struggle may be with nature, a competitor, machine or beast.
My intuition translates to sports, events and family photos.