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{{Short description|American photojournalist and filmmaker}}
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'''Dewitt Jones''' is best known for his 20 year career as a freelance National Geographic photographer. Some of the most famous pictures in National Geographic's history were taken by Dewitt.
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'''Dewitt Jones''' is an American professional ], ], ] and ], who is known for his work as a freelance ] for ]<ref></ref> and his column in ] Magazine.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223234316/http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones.html |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref> He produced and directed two films nominated for Academy Awards: ''Climb'' (1974), nominated for Best Live Action Short Film, and '']'' (1974), nominated for Best Short Subject Documentary.<ref></ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/Nominations?awardShowFrom=47&view=3-Award%20Category-Chron |title=1974 results |website=oscars.org |date= |accessdate=2018-05-04 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He has published several books.


==Work==
He has published 9 books, including his latest book, The Nature Of Leadership, which was created in collaboration with Stephen R. Covey.


His column, Basic Jones, has appeared in Outdoor Photographer magazine for over 18 years. In it, Dewitt explores the spiritual side of photography.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223234316/http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones.html |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref>
Dewitt also had two films nominated for Academy Awards before he was thirty. In the last 5 years, he has produced 3 corporate training videos that have taken the industry by storm; Everyday Creativity, Celebrate What's Right With the World and Focus Your Vision.


Dewitt has also produced a number of training films including ''Celebrate What's Right with the World'' and ''Everyday Creativity''.
Dewitt's column, Basic Jones, appears monthly in Outdoor Photographer magazine.


==Education==
He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a BA in Drama and holds a Masters Degree in film making from UCLA.

He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Drama and holds a master's degree in filmmaking from UCLA.

==Awards and legacy==

Dewitt is the recipient of the ]'s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography which honors "superlative photography that has been used to further conservation causes".<ref>]</ref>

His 1974 film ''Climb'' was preserved by the ] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=https://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=climb&filmmaker=&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>

==Books and articles==
He has written nine books: California!, Visions of Wilderness, What the Road Passes By, Robert Frost - A Tribute to the Source, Canyon Country, John Muir's High Sierra, and The Nature of Leadership which was created with Stephen R. Covey.

==Bibliography==

*{{cite book
| last = Jones
| first = Dewitt
|author2=Judith Morgan
| title = California!
| publisher = ]
| year =1989
| isbn = 1-55868-014-4
}}
*{{cite book |last = Jones
|first = Dewitt
|author2 = Loren Eiseley
|title = Visions of Wilderness
|publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing
|year = 1980
|isbn = 0-912856-62-9
|url = https://archive.org/details/visionsofwildern00jone
}}
*{{cite book
| last = Jones
| first = Dewitt
|author2=Edited by Eleanor Huggins
| title = What The Road Passes By
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing
| year = 1978
| isbn = 0-912856-47-5
}}
*{{cite book
| last = Jones
| first = Dewitt
| author2 = Poems by Robert Frost
| author3 = Text by David Bradley
| title = Robert Frost - A Tribute To The Source
| publisher = ]
| year = 1979
| isbn = 0-03-046326-2
| url = https://archive.org/details/robertfrosttribu00fros
}}
*{{cite book
| last = Jones
| first = Dewitt
|author2=Stephen Trimble
| title = Canyon Country
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing
| year = 1986
| isbn = 0-932575-07-2
}}
*{{cite book
| last = Jones
| first = Dewitt
|author2=Tom H. Watkins
| title = John Muir's America
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing
| year = 1991
| isbn = 0-912856-64-5
}}
*{{cite book
| last = Jones
| first = Dewitt
|author2=A. Roger Merril |author3=Stephen R Covey
| title = The Nature of Leadership
| publisher =
| year = 1998
| isbn = 1-883219-90-6
}}

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Latest revision as of 05:14, 20 November 2023

American photojournalist and filmmaker Not to be confused with the American football coach DeWitt Jones.
Jones in 2008

Dewitt Jones is an American professional photographer, writer, film director and public speaker, who is known for his work as a freelance photojournalist for National Geographic and his column in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. He produced and directed two films nominated for Academy Awards: Climb (1974), nominated for Best Live Action Short Film, and John Muir's High Sierra (1974), nominated for Best Short Subject Documentary. He has published several books.

Work

His column, Basic Jones, has appeared in Outdoor Photographer magazine for over 18 years. In it, Dewitt explores the spiritual side of photography.

Dewitt has also produced a number of training films including Celebrate What's Right with the World and Everyday Creativity.

Education

He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Drama and holds a master's degree in filmmaking from UCLA.

Awards and legacy

Dewitt is the recipient of the Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography which honors "superlative photography that has been used to further conservation causes".

His 1974 film Climb was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.

Books and articles

He has written nine books: California!, Visions of Wilderness, What the Road Passes By, Robert Frost - A Tribute to the Source, Canyon Country, John Muir's High Sierra, and The Nature of Leadership which was created with Stephen R. Covey.

Bibliography

References

  1. National Geographic Article
  2. Outdoor Photographer Basic Jones Column Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. IMDB Awards page for Dewitt Jones
  4. "1974 results". oscars.org. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. Outdoor Photographer Basic Jones Column Archived 2011-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Ansel Adams Award 1983
  7. "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.

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