Dewitt Jones

World Class National Geographic Photojournalist, Academy Award Nominated Documentary Filmmaker, Renowned Lecturer, and Inspirational Speaker

Topics: Creativity, Inspirational & Motivational, Storytelling, Leadership, Health & Well-Being, Innovation

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Dewitt Jones is one of America’s top professional photographers with a career stretching over twenty years.

As a motion picture director, he had two documentary films nominated for Academy Awards (Climb – Best Live Action Short Film and John Muir’s High Sierra – Best Short Subject Documentary) before he was thirty.

Turning to advertising, Jones rose to the forefront of corporate creative marketing photographing national advertising campaigns for Dewar’s Scotch, Canon, and United Airlines.

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. His most recent book, The Nature of Leadership was created in collaboration with Stephen R. Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People). Dewitt’s column, Basic Jones, appears monthly in Outdoor Photographer magazine.

He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Drama and holds a Masters Degree in film making from UCLA.

Dewitt is recognized as a world class lecturer. His knowledge of the creative process, his relaxed and genuine style and his ability to communicate make his presentations truly outstanding.

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Extraordinary Visions

Where do we find the vision to take our lives to the next level? How do we summon the passion to keep "raising the bar?" How can we make our life less of a struggle and more of a joy? For photographer and creativity expert, Dewitt Jones, the answers to these questions lie in the images we hold about ourselves, our future, and the way in which we grow.

Dare to Dance

Dare to Dance is a version of Dewitt Jones' "Extraordinary Visions" program customized for meetings in Hawaii. The themes of vision, passion, purpose and creativity are interlaced with stories and images drawn from Dewitt's time in these beautiful Pacific Isles.

Clear Vision

Award-winning photographer and renowned keynote speaker Dewitt Jones explores the fundamentals of creativity--what they are, how they exist in each of us, and how to remove the blocks that keep us from accessing them. Using his own exceptional photographs as examples, Jones helps his audiences see the world with new eyes and rediscover their own creative gifts.

Testimonials

Of course, we all focus on opportunities for improvement. To this end, if I could pass along any constructive criticism, I would - but we didn’t receive any! And, trust me, ours is a crowd generally full of constructive criticism.

– Julie Fenker - Director, Conferences & Incentives / Oracle Corporation

Your warmth and sincerity coupled with your photographic talent and expert presentation skills provided us with an unforgettable morning. It’s not easy to get a standing ovation from this group and you did!

– Darlene Cassio - Meeting Professionals International

I would recommend you to all audiences of any kind of business. Yours is a universal message that bears repeating and amplifying. We all experience moment of clarity, when life does come into focus. You have helped us live those moments with more appreciation.

– Susan Norton - Blue Cross of California

If your organization is planning a conference and the agenda doesn’t include Dewitt Jones, you’ve done a disservice to those who will attend.

– L .G. Sanberg - Dresser Industries

You changed lives! It was clear during the standing ovations, that your participation made the meeting something special. Because of what you did, this will be one of the Million Dollar Round Table’s most cherished meetings.

– Michael L. Weintraub - MDRT Chairman / Main Platform Committee

The response to your presentation has been overwhelming. Your passion for life and your desire to help individuals gain a clear vision made a tremendous impact on every one of our employees. You were a true inspiration!” —

– Sherri K. Macko - SABRE Computer Services / American Airlines

On a scale of one to ten, Dewitt is a fifteen!

– Jeff Durkee Merrill Lynch

Booksby Dewitt Jones

The Nature of Leadership with Stephen R. Covey

The Art of the Photograph

Visions of Wilderness

What The Road Passes By

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