Joe McNally : Storytelling Photography | The Masters

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Step into the studio with some of the world’s most accomplished photographers. They’re sharing the unique methods, mediums, and tools they use as they push themselves-and the practice of photography-beyond the limits. Here’s what it takes to achieve mastery.
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In this ADORAMA original series, we'll travel through the United States and discover people who spent countless hours perfecting their craft and finding their own voice, because being a Master today means recognizing that voice and inspiring people to find ​their own.
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has spanned 30 years and included assignments in over 50 countries. He has shot cover stories for TIME, Newsweek, Fortune, New York, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, and Men's Journal. He has been at various times in his career a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated, a staff photographer at LIFE, and currently, an ongoing 23-year contributor to National Geographic, shooting numerous cover stories for those publications.
Joe was listed by American Photo as one of the 100 Most Important People in Photography and described by the magazine as "perhaps the most versatile photojournalist working today". He has been honored as a member of Kodak-PDN Legends Online, as well as being a Nikon Legend Behind the Lens. In 2010, he was voted as one of the 30 most influential photographers of the decade in an industry-wide Photo District News survey. He is also an educator and keynote speaker.
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING!

[@LastXwitness]

Joe the storyteller!.. I tend to think more as the relentless legend that is Joe McNally thanks for having me on set always an honor

[@tonygreenwoodN10]

11 minutes and 21 seconds of pure photography 24K gold! Thank you Joe McNally!

[@ccbphoto]

It's so refreshing to hear a famous photographer that is seemingly very humble and real. Thanks Joe!

[@debramercaldo4945]

You can never watch too much of Joe McNally even if you are only a lowly enthusiast like me. Great stories and images.

[@josephchan4198]

I am glad I watch the video again. I know one of the models. Great work by Mr. McNally and team.

[@davidarlincooper]

Adorama, thank you for putting this together. Joe is a real inspiration. Well worth the watch.

[@JeffreyHauser]

Informative, entertaining & delightful. I am all “ears”& “eyes” when it comes to anything Joe McNally. What a humorous, humble & kind man. Thank for sharing your knowledge.😊

[@johns6290]

I love how you approach it food for the table and food for the soul.

[@zacklarez]

This channel is the biggest influence on me as a new photographer. Thank you.

[@alexanderpons9246]

Fantastic video, one learns so much especially by listening to someone like Joe McNally and hie journey in Photography! Thank you ADORAMA for these series of videos.

[@cotswoldphotographers]

Truly inspirational, thank you 👌👍👍

[@marcusbeasley3212]

Joe's photographic brain and thought process is something that I'm always envious of. He's a master and a legend in the field for a reason.

[@Manuelordorica880]

I have been an amateur photographer for at least 30 years. But my main goal had been putting food on my table so, I had a job for that purpose. Now, I am retired and trying to catch up with photography, but there's only so much I have been able to do in terms of equipment, But when I see work from people colaborating with Adorama, my engine gets a sudden trottle up and my drems of achieving something, at least a resamblance of those works of art grow wings and fly again. Thank you so much.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

I've heard large portions of your story many times, Joe, and it's still interesting and educational every time. Thank you so much for a lifetime of great work, and for sharing a lot of that with us!

[@ShaneBaker]

Thanks Joe. Love you work.

[@TomasRamoska]

I like that dramatic voice-over in the intro 😁

[@TheOneWillFocus]

Loved this

[@jdelarosa89]

Very inspiring- thank you for the perspective.

[@johnclay7644]

useful content

[@MusicJunky3]

Thank you Master !

[@nyamabok3914]

The first photographer I learned from, especially strobe photography, also the first photography books I bought were Joe's. He had some of the most educative KZbin videos too. Always an inspiration and still going strong. thank you, sir.

[@ianknight422]

Thanks for the video, always great insights and entertaining stories

[@kevincleaver6713]

love watching videos on how Joe creates a project with multiple speedlights. I'd struggle working with a big team on a shoot

[@marcioaraujodelima]

Very, very, very good!

[@snapshot8d570]

Is there a more universally respected photographer than Joe?

[@jpdj2715]

Great video about a great photographer. While McNally says, in this video, that his "style" is hard to describe as he reflects the assignment, I would say there are common themes that together make me guess beyond "chance" that an image is his. Technical perfection. Great lighting. No messing with palette (cf. a painter's palette). And often there's a snapshot aspect that seems accidental but of which serious photographer know they're not. If you are an old school photographer, then you'll remember that one type of color film had different character than another. As McNally mentions "Kodachrome" and NatGeo, I would have selected that for a documentary shoot of the Masai in Africa, but the original green box Fujichrome to shoot the desa (terraced rice farms) in Indonesia. In tint, or feel, McNally's digital era photography over 90% reminds me of Kodacolor II. Not Kodachrome, not Ektachrome, etc. And that has become a connecting theme as well.

[@yadiraismael9230]

He leido varios libros de Joe, los encuentro profundamente inspiradores y frescos. Me alegro que hable de sus orígenes y lo duro que es llegar a ser un fotógrafo de éxito para desmitificar la idea del glamour que rodea esta prefesión, cuando en realidad ser fotógrafo implica mucho sacrificio y años y años de trabajo mal pago y que no nos gustan para al final lograr hacer lo que nos llene el alma. Excelente video. Me quito el sombrero ante este maestro

[@250GTOAJ]

A Truly Great Master of Photography and one of my all time favourites. Thanks for this video. 😎👍🇨🇦

[@Valtrach]

Really a TRUE master! Thank you for this. It should have been 2 hours but hey, it's free so thanks.

[@horstrothenhofer2315]

Thanks for sharing Joe's passion and telling his story including great advice to follow my own passion.

[@TheFabvw1]

Fantastic insight into Joe's work, very inspiring.

[@jimlarson4899]

Fantastic!

[@DavyEnglish]

thanks for a fascinating insight

[@garymfelton]

What a fantastic interview and insight into a very gifted photographic artist Great job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you

[@oshcan]

An icon and a gentleman

[@lucianomada5924]

Inspiring

[@attilad66]

Super YES Sir.

[@hawg427]

I still have my old Halliburton camera case.

[@josephchan4198]

I met Joe very nice person. He critique my photo by email. Thanks.