Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed American photographer and long-time photojournalist. From 1994 until 1998, he was LIFE magazine's staff photographer, the first one in 23 years.

His most well known series is the "Faces of Ground Zero — Portraits of the Heroes of September 11th", a collection of 246 Giant Polaroid portraits shot in the Moby c Studio near Ground Zero in a three week period shortly after 9/11. A large group of these historic, compelling life-size (9' x 4') photos were exhibited in seven cities in 2002, seen by almost a million people. The sale of 55,000 copies of the exhibit book, printed by LIFE, raised over $2 million for the 9/11-relief effort. This collection is considered by many museum and art professionals to be the most significant artistic endeavor to evolve to date from the 9/11 tragedy.

Some of McNally's other renowned photographic series include: "The Future of Flying", cover & 32-page story, National Geographic Magazine, December 2003. The story, on the future of aviation and the first all digital shoot for the magazine, commemorated the centennial observance of the Wright Brothers' flight. This issue was a National Magazine Award Finalist and the magazine's best-selling issue ever. One of the images of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels from this shoot will be exhibited on the Kodak jumbo screen in Times Square starting mid-August.

He recently did a photo diary of New York City Opera's historic first tour to Japan as part of the World Expo 2005.

McNally is known internationally for his ability to produce technically and logistically complex assignments with expert use of color and light. As part of his teaching activities, he conducts numerous workshops around the world.

Focus of Coverage:
Miscellaneous International Events, Photojournalism, Advertising, Corporate

Awards Received:

• 2005 Honoree, “40 at 40”, Newhouse School of Journalism, Syracuse University.

• 2003 National Magazine Award Finalist

• 2004 Graphis Annual, Poster for "Faces of Ground Zero Giant Polaroid Collection
• 2001 – present  "Legends Behind the Lens Archive ", Nikon Inc. online

• 2000 2001, 2002 Award of Excellence, Applied Arts

• 1999 – present “Legends Online Archive”, Kodak and Photo District News

• 1998 Alfred Eisenstadt Award for Outstanding Magazine Photography
• 1997 World Press Photo Foundation Award
• 1997 1998, 2000, 2001 Communication Arts
• 1997 Gold Award, Art Directors Club
• 1997 Gold Prize, Magazine Photography, Photo District News
• 1994 100 Most Important People in Photography, American Photo Magazine

Clients/Customers:
Nikon, the New York Times, The National Geographic, Sony, Newsweek, Target, ESPN magazine, Land’s End, Discover, Life Books , MetLife, Nikon Inc., Bogen, American Ballet Theatre, Haggin Marketing, Lifetime,
AGA Marketing, Wildlife Conservation Society.

Selected Photographic Series:

• 8th International Photographic Arts Exhibition – Shanghai, China, 2006

• “Flying West to Go East” - New York City Opera on Tour in Japan, 2005
• “Vision Beijing” - Selected as one of 10 photographers to work on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
• “The Future of Flying”, National Geographic Magazine, December 2003

• “Faces of Ground Zero — Portraits of the Heroes of September 11th”, 2001
•  “The Bolshoi Ballet” – published in LIFE magazine, 1997
• “Naked Power, Amazing Grace - Olymipic Nude Series” – published in LIFE magazine, 1996
• “The Moment it Clicks” – Photographic Exhibition – Milan, Italy, March & April, 2008

Work Appeared:
LIFE Magazine
National Geographic
Sports Illustrated
Newsweek
ESPN Magazine
Fast Company
Men’s Journal
Discover
American Ballet Theatre
Sony
Target ad campaigns
MetLife ad campaigns

Career History:
Start at Getty Images:  Originally with The Image Bank since early 80’s; Getty Images since 2004; Getty Assignment 2006.
Prior: LIFE magazine’s staff photographer
Education:   Master of Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Bachelor of Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Contact Information:
Cell:  914.589.4142
Email: joe@joemcnally.com