Dewitt Jones

Who is Dewitt Jones?

Dewitt Jones is an American professional photographer who is known for his work as a freelance photojournalist for National Geographic and his column in Outdoor Photographer Magazine. His daily photographic posts on Facebook are seen by thousands of viewers.

As a motion picture director, he had two films nominated for Academy Awards before he was thirty: Climb and John Muir's High Sierra.

He has published nine books, including California!, Visions of Wilderness, What The Road Passes By, Robert Frost; A Tribute To The Source, Canyon Country and John Muir’s High Sierra. One of his most recent books, The Nature of Leadership was created in collaboration with Stephen R. Covey.

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

Dewitt is also recognized as motivational speaker. Every year he speaks to corporations and organizations throughout the world about creativity and vision. He holds a CPAE award from the National Speakers Association.