John McDermott is an American photographer. He divides his time between Europe and California. He speaks fluent Italian.
He has a degree in geography with a minor in journalism. He played soccer, served as a naval officer and worked as a journalist. He bought his first serious camera in Japan. He is self-taught as a photographer.
Later he began to shoot regularly for magazines such as Time, Sports Illustrated and Newsweek. His clients have included Apple, Adidas, Goldman Sachs, FIFA, Canon, Sony and Visa. He has photographed ten Olympic Games. He has also worked at FIFA World Cups, twice as one of FIFA's official photographers. His work has been recognized by Communication Arts, Graphis, the AIGA Design Annual and the IOC Photography Contest.
With the FOTOAcademy he has led street photography workshops in Venice, Naples, Palermo and other cities. His workshop in Catania in April 2026 lasted five days and was limited to six people. Today he works digitally with Sony Alpha cameras. For years he shot film, including Kodachrome and Tri-X.
