bio
One of the country's leading portrait photographers, John Derryberry has spent decades traveling the world and capturing striking images of everyone from U.S. Presidential candidates to Japanese puppeteers and Nepalese holy men.
The Dallas-based photographer sold his first portrait at age 15 and later apprenticed with master photographers while simultaneously studying Fine Arts and Anthropology at Southern Methodist University. After graduation, John moved to Japan, received a black belt in Kendo, and developed his artist’s eye on photographic journeys across Asia, Europe and Central America.
Settling in Dallas, he opened John Derryberry Photography and became known for arresting images which have appeared in magazines, museums and art galleries around the world. Blurring the line between fine art and commercial photography, John has worked with many well-known commercial and editorial clients while specializing in commissioned family portraiture.
In the studio, John and his staff combine cutting-edge technology with classical techniques to produce the highest-quality prints. This blend of arresting photography and masterful printmaking is what makes his pictures so compelling.
“A great portrait is iconic,” John says. “It captures the spirit of who you are and defines the way you will be remembered.”
Photo by Li LiMei of John and his wife Madalyn in Yunnan China.
professional:
ASMP - The American Society of Media Photographers
books:
Communication Arts Photograpy Annual
Crystal Charity Ball Children's Books 2008-2020
Horse People written published by Artisan Press.
Texas on a Roll - published by Kodak
10,000 Eyes - published by Kodak
commercial clients:
American Airlines
Baylor Scott and White Hospital
Barron and Budd
Briggs Freeman
City Cafe
Crossmark
Dave Perry Miller Realtors
Greenhill School
Neiman Marcus
Oglesby Greene Architecture
Prescriptives Cosmetics
Protection One
Prudential
Salesforce
Southwest Securities
Stanley Korshak
exhibitions:
Night at the Museum - 2020
Night at the Museum - 2019
Night at the Museum - 2018
Night at the Museum - 2017
Night at the Museum - 2016
XtraLarge - 2012
Rodeo - Center for Contemporary Arts Photography Abilene
30/30 - 2010 Fotofest - Houston 2008
Camera Conversations - 1998
magazines:
American Way - American Airlines
BaylorHealth Magazine
Cigar Aficionado
Continental - Continental Airlines
Cowboys and Indians
D Home
D Magazine
D Weddings
Food Arts
Inside Weddings
Lucky
Martha Stewart Living
Modern Luxury
Spirit - Southwest Airlines
Paper City
Texas Monthly
The New York Stock Exchange Magazine
Town and Country
philanthropy:
We love being part of our community! Last year we gave over 25% of the studio's work to local and national charities. Here is a partial list of charities we have worked with in the past. Click on the name to be taken to that charity's website.
Armstrong Elementary School
Boone Elemantary School
Boys and Girls Club - Dallas
Bradfield Elementary School
Catch Up and Read
Cattle Baron's Ball - American Cancer Society
Children's Medical Center
Christ the King School
Crystal Charity Ball Children's Book
Dallas International School
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Public Library
Dallas Zoo To Do
da Vinci School
DKMS
Episcopal School of Dallas
Flashes of Hope - Children's Cancer
Good Sheppard Episcopal School
Greenhill School
The Heart Gallery
Hockaday School
Hyer Elementary
J.C.C.
Junior League of Dallas
KERA
The Kidney Foundation of Texas
Kips Bay - New York City
Lamplighter School
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Foundation
Museum of the City of New York
Network of Community Ministries
The Parish Episcopal School
The Senior Source
Shelton School
Alcuin School
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
St. Mark's School of Texas
St. Monica School
SMU Dedman Law Association for Public Interest Law
Temple Emanu-el Early Childhood Education Center
University Park Elementary School