John Fletcher, Jr.
Asheville, NC
828-230-0053
www.Fletchpix.com
email: John@Fletchpix.com
Bio
John Fletcher is a photojournalist and fine-art photographer residing in Asheville, North Carolina, where
he has pursued his Appalachian Light landscape projects since 1995 and has worked as a staff
photographer for the Asheville Citizen-Times since 1997. In 2009, the culmination of his personal
photographic projects resulted in a collaborative book with poet Laura Hope-Gill titled, The Soul Tree:
Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians.
John has a national following of clients, and his work has appeared in publications throughout North
America including The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, MSNBC, and the Canadian
Globe and Mail.
Before relocating to Asheville in 1995, he freelanced for clients in Raleigh, including the North Carolina
Symphony and the Raleigh News & Observer and worked for The Cary News in Cary, NC. He was
introduced to photojournalism in 1990 when he landed a job as a photographer with the Bristol Herald-
Courier in Bristol, VA. Having cultivated an extensive background in photographic printing, John has
printed for several professional photo labs in North Carolina.
His passion for art and photography began after taking a photography class his senior year in high
school, and his formative years were spent making landscapes around Falls Lake in Raleigh and along
the Blue Ridge Parkway while at college in Boone, NC.
Education
1986 Millbrook High School, Raleigh, NC
Obsession with photography begins with an elective photography class.
1987-’89 Appalachian State University
Study photography, anthropology, philosophy and religion.
1989-’90 Virginia Intermont College
Continue fine art photography and studio arts.
1990-’92 The University of South Carolina
Study photography, film, and video.
Bachelor of Media Arts
Exhibiton: Appalachian Light Images
"These photographs represent my attempts at capturing the essence of light, weather, and atmosphere
as they define the Blue Ridge and characterize the mountains of southern Appalachia. Themes of
transience, beauty and transformation recur throughout the collection, as I hope to share some of the
remarkable experiences that I have had while mingling with the elements in our Southern Highlands.
Most of the images were made along the Blue Ridge Parkway and Mountains-to-Sea trail near Asheville,
NC, from Richland Balsam, southwest of Asheville, to Mt. Mitchell 30 miles to the north.
In 2009, the creation of The Soul Tree: Poems and Photographs of the Southern Appalachians,
inspired an accompanying exhibition of photographs from the book and also inspired me to continue
and extend this body of work using medium format film and 35mm digital photography.
The exhibit may include up to 20 framed photographic prints. Most image sizes are approx. 16 x 24”
and are matted and framed to approx. 24 x 32.”
