copyright notice!

All photography and/or writings appearing on, or accessible via, these pages are copyrighted by j.g.nash; they may not be used in any way, other than the viewing of hereon, except with specific permission from j.g.nash

      John Grover Nash has been an avid photographer for at least 70 years; a continuously published writer for more than 35.  His photos and written works have been published in, and on, over 118 different periodicals (e.g., newspapers and magazines), as well as featured on posters, calendars, corporate reports, and other special use media.

   His transition from an amateur photographer to a widely published journalist and photographer began quite by accident.  In 1975, he made a sensitive photo of a Revolutionary War fifer practicing on the Green, in Lexington, Massachusetts [click on the image at the right to enlarge it; use your BACK button to return here] .  John thought that the man's Minuteman Company might enjoy having a copy, so he presented them with a large print, which they promptly framed and hung in their meeting room.  An officer of Lexington's government saw the print, and asked John for permission to use it on the cover of the city's next corporate report.  That exposure led to further requests for use, including one to feature the image on a poster honoring the Nation's Bicentennial celebration, which was set for the next year.  Once the poster appeared, John received several dozen requests for further use, including a few asking if he'd "write a paragraph or two about the subject in the photo, and explaining how the image came to be made."  Those jobs (his first paid work) led quickly to one assigning him to write a photo-illustrated, feature story about "Battle Road," along which the first significant skirmish between British forces and Colonials took place.  The success of that piece suggested to John that he might be able to earn a living by producing non-fiction articles illustrated with his own, widely acclaimed photography.  Thousands of such have been published in the years since.

   Much of John's success in a highly competitive field may be attributed to his extensive formal education, and to his unusual width of life experiences.  He invested seven years (including summers) in no-nonsense university education (Columbia, Univ. of Southern Calif., and Univ. of Colorado); another six in specialty training (e.g., photography techniques, photographic equipment design and repair, international relations, communications, military intelligence, and military science and tactics).  He has experience as: a waiter; truck driver; movie theater usher; owner of a home heating business; crew member on ocean-going ships; uniformed member of the U.S. military forces; as "U.S. Ambassador" to a British Colony; head of a project to develop and produce a satellite communications system for use in military aircraft; and manager of a widely dispersed group charged with providing reliable communications connecting U.S. offices and agencies, in a third world nation, with U.S. interests and functions around the world.  Finally, John has been happily married--to the same woman--for over 50 years.  Together, they created a family (now including great grandchildren), which has, especially after consideration of the troubling times to which we're all exposed, been relatively happy, healthy, and successful.