About

John Decker is an award winning photographer and filmmaker based in the New York City area and working worldwide. After graduating with a fine arts degree from Mason Gross School of the Arts, he studied photography at the International Center of Photography. His work is centered around simple, human stories that connect us to each other.

Selected Clients

Brother
Johnson and Johnson
Arm & Hammer
United Way
Big Brothers, Big Sisters
JP Morgan Chase
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Clover Health
Glacier Insurance 

NJHA 
ProCure Proton Therapy Center
Princeton University Hospital
Jersey Shore University Medical Center 
Monmouth University
Brookdale Community College
Metallix 
Newark Downtown District 
CPC Behavioral Healthcare

Publications

Photo District News, New York Magazine, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Black and White Magazine, Quest Magazine, Patagonia Online Magazine

Recent Awards

  • 2016 Gold W3, Cinematography, The Violin Maker

  • 2015 Gold Jaspar, Breast Cancer Awareness PSA

  • 2015 Silver Jaspar, This is Splendor, Corporate Communications

  • 2015 Silver Jaspar, Monmouth County Park System, TV Commercial

  • 2014 Jury Award, Perkins Center for the Arts annual photo competition, This is Not My Home. Juror Peter Barberie, curator of photography at The Philadelphia Museum of Art

  • 2022 Finalist ( Best Documentary Short), New York International Film Awards, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2022 Selected, New Jersey Film Festival, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2023 Selected, Garden State Film Festival, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2023 Audience Choice Award, Falcon International Film Festival London, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2023 Nominee, Montreal Independent Film Festival, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2023 Selected, FFI Edinburgh, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2023 Selected, FFI London, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2023 W3 Award, Silver, Marjorie Eliot’s Parlor Entertainment Harlem

  • 2024 Individual Artist Fellowship, New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Mid Atlantic Arts

  • New Jersey Stage Film Review

Contact

johndeckerstudio@gmail.com
USA 917.803.0017