John Francis Ficara has traveled the globe as an editorial photographer, photographing domestic and international news events and politics. His assignments have taken him to eighty-six countries around the globe. He has covered the White House for Newsweek Magazine through five presidential campaigns and four administrations. John has also produced 38 cover images for Newsweek Magazine as well as covers and stories for a variety of domestic and international magazines that include People, U.S. News & World Report, Time, Sports Illustrated Women, Family Circle and The Atlantic, among others. His editorial work has also appeared in editions of American Photography, which honors the best in American photography in editorial, advertising and fine art.
John’s work has been recognized with numerous awards and honors that include:
The American Black Farmers Project was awarded the White House News Photographers Documentary Grant and also, the National Press Photographers/Nikon Documentary Sabbatical Grant. A selection of his images also appear in several books and book projects including Maryland 24/7 and A Day in the Life of the U.S. Armed Forces.
John has been a featured speaker on photojournalism and long-term documentary projects at colleges and universities in the Washington D.C. area.
He also sits on the advisory board for the Institute for Documentary Change, School of Communication at American University in Washington, D. C. and is an advisory board member for the Northern Virginia Community College Department of Photojournalism.
John is a member of the National Press Photographers’ Association and the American Society of Media Photographers. He presently resides in the Washington, D.C. area