John is an Emmy winning Writer/Director/Cinematographer and has spent over 20 years in film, video and photography. He started his career in N.Y. as an actor studying at H.B. Studios. Upon moving to Los Angeles he honed his writing & directing skills with  Los Angeles based theater companies writing and directing stage plays in 99 seat houses all over town, as well as directing award winning short films. Wanting to improve his filmmaking skills John enrolled in The Los Angeles Film school where he graduated with honors. HIs first feature film from his original screenplay,“Lunatics, Lovers & Poets.” produced by his wife won 6 awards including “Best Screenplay,” “Best Feature,” “Best Director”. The Independent film was released in theaters  across the United States through Carmike Cinemas.

 After the birth of their 2nd of 4 children it was time to escape Los Angeles to Naples, Fl, where he and Madeline formed Manta Films,, a video production company. The goal was to bring what they learned in the film industry to Businesses, Private Schools and Non-Profits who need video content. Simultaneously John fell into Documentary filmmaking. His first Documentary which he Wrote/Directed/Filmed and edited was “Paradise Reef” which aired on PBS and won 4 Emmy Awards. Next came “Marcus Jansen: Examine and Report” which he filmed in NY, Miami, London and Fort Myers. The film won “Best of Show” at the Fort Myers Film Festival, and “Best Documentary” at EHTVF in East Hampton, NY and continues to be viewed on Amazon Prime.

In addition to his work with Manta Films, outside companies hire John as a Cinematographer or content creator, and also as a photographer hanging out of Choppers chasing Go Fast Boats or Luxury Fishing and Cruising Boats off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, New Orleans and the Bahamas.