THE FILE 70,000 35mm, 6x9cm, 6x6cm. Panoramics: 24x65mm, 6x12cm and 6x17cm. Rapidly expanding digital image files-currently, several thousands.

OVERVIEW John McGrail is a location specialist with thirty years of experience. Shoots a variety of subjects, including aerials, architecture, aviation, business and industry, healthcare and medical, history, maritime and nautical, panoramas, portraits, scenics, skylines, sports, technology, transportation, travel and tourism.

GENERAL STOCK Diverse file of aerial, architectural, aviation, business and industry, destination/travel/tourism, historic, marine, maritime and nautical, medical, scenic, technology and transportation images. Many stunning panoramics available.

SPECIALTIES Powerful panoramas and aerials of maritime and nautical scenes. Majestic cityscape panoramics. Natural vistas include Monument Valley, Grand Canyon. Historic sites and reenactments such as Colonial Williamsburg, Revolutionary and Civil War battles. National parks. Location shoots of biomedical, healthcare, technology and telecommunication subjects. Striking portraits of corporate leaders and scientists.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS Pennsylvania: Extensive Philadelphia and other areas of the state. U.S.: Maine, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington D.C., North Carolina, Florida (including Gulf Coast), Arizona, Colorado, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, California. National Parks/Monuments: Badlands, Gettysburg, Grand Teton, Independence, Mount Rushmore, Shenandoah, Yellowstone; Fossil Butte NM, Wright Brothers Memorial. International: England, Bahamas, Grand Cayman, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, New Brunswick. Newfoundland.

RECENT COVERAGE Ongoing Coverage of the Maritime Industry: Maritime trade with emphasis on latest technology, shipbuilding, intermodal transportation systems in seaports, container carriers, oil tankers, port security.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PLANS Historic Ports and Harbors of the East Coast:Building pictorial essays on scenic and historic port sites. Subjects to include the Coast Guard, Navy, recreational activities and events, restaurants, inns, museums. Established contacts at several ports.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Architecture, Audubon, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Business Week, Discover, Disney's Family Fun, Endless Vacation, Field & Stream, Forbes, Fortune, Geo, Hemispheres, Historic Preservation, Life, Money, National Geographic World, National Parks, Newsweek, New York Times, Parade, Penn Medicine, Proceedings, Professional Mariner, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Der Spiegel, Time, Travel & Leisure, U.S. News & World Report, Wildlife Conservation, Women's World. Books: Abrams, Addison-Wesley, Britannica, CCI, Cherbo, Discovery, Gallery, Ginn, Grolier, Guest Informant, Harcourt, Heath, Holt, Houghton Mifflin, Irwin, Life Gallery, Macmillan, McGraw-Hill, National Geographic, Prentice-Hall, Random House, Reader's Digest, Scott Foresman, Scribners, Simon & Schuster, Time-Life. Author/Photographer: Philadelphia World Class! (CCI, 1997), Philadelphia (2002). Calendars: BrownTrout, John Hinde Curteich, Harrowsmith, National Parks and Conservation Association. Member: ASMP, North American Travel Photographers Association.

RELATED CREDENTIALS/SKILLS Bachelor degrees from La Salle University (Philadelphia) and Brooks institute of Photography (Santa Barbara, CA). More than 200 assignments for Time. Maritime images are in the permanent collection of Pennsylvania's Independence Seaport Museum. McGrail has been shooting for top art directors, designers and picture editors for thirty years. He teaches photography at the Community College of Philadelphia.

COMMENTS A commissioned officer in the U.S. Army during the Viet Nam era. Aerial photography skills grew from experiences as a paratrooper platoon leader in the famed 82nd Airborne Division. A life member of the 82nd Airborne Division Association. McGrail's military experience has instilled a deep appreciation for U.S. history which has led to an ever growing file of images on American history topics.