RAISED IN COLOMBIA, BUT BORN IN THE US OF COLOMBIAN PARENTS,
HIS IMAGES REFLECT HIS UPBRINGING, FULL OF COLORS AND TEXTURES, THEY HAVE AN ALMOST ORGANIC FEEL TO THEM, THANKS TO LIVING AS A CHILD IN CONTRAST BETWEEN THE COLOMBIAN COUNTRY SIDE, MIAMI AND NEW YORK CITY, BRINGING A GREAT MIX OF INFLUENCES TO HIS WORK.
HE SHOWS A DEEP SENSITIVITY FOR WOMAN AND NATURE IN HIS PHOTOGRAPHS THIS HE SAYS IS DUE TO BEING RAISED BY HIS MOTHER, A STRONG AND VERY HAPPY WOMAN, AND THE BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE
IN COLOMBIA.
JOHN HAS SPENT THE LAST 13 YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY WORKING ON HIS OWN PHOTOS AND FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST MAGAZINES, ADVERTISING AGENCIES AND THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD, LIKE: STEVEN SEBRING, ENRIQUE BADULESCU, MARIO SORRENTI, STEPHAN SEDNAOUI, NATHANIEL GOLDBERG, TOM MUNRO, SOLVE SUNDSBO, ARTHUR ELGOR, SANTE D’ORAZIO, FREDERIC PINET, SERGE LEBLON, KELLY KLEIN, ANTHONY WARD, ROBERT ERDMANN, MAX VADUKAL, CARTER SMITH, MARC HOM, DUSAN RELJIN, KENNETH WILLARD, KUTLU, MARK SELLIGER, TAYIMA KAZUNARI, CAMILLA AKRANS AND MANY MORE. ALL THIS PHOTOGRAPHER’S ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE HAS TAKEN HIM TO SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING PLACES ON THE WORLD AND HAS GIVEN HIM AN UNPARALLEL LEVEL OF EXPERTISE IN THE FASHION AND ADVERTISING FIELD.
JOHN HAS ALSO WORKED IN MANNY T.V. COMMERCIALS, DOCUMENTARIES, ART DIRECTED MUSIC VIDEOS AND ART DIRECTED AN INDY FILM.