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[[File:DewittJones.jpeg|thumb|Dewitt Jones, Photojournalist]]<br />
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'''Dewitt Jones''' is an American professional photographer, writer, film director and public speaker, who is known for his work as a freelance photojournalist for National Geographic<ref>[http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/redwood-national-park/ National Geographic Article]</ref> and his column in [[Outdoor Photographer]] Magazine.<ref>[http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones.html Outdoor Photographer Basic Jones Column] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223234316/http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones.html |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref> He produced and directed two films nominated for Academy Awards: ''Climb'' (1974), nominated for Best Live Action Short Film, and ''[[John Muir's High Sierra]]'' (1974), nominated for Best Short Subject Documentary.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427925/awards IMDB Awards page for Dewitt Jones]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/Search/Nominations?awardShowFrom=47&view=3-Award%20Category-Chron |title=1974 results |website=oscars.org |date= |accessdate=2018-05-04}}</ref> He has published several books.<br />
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==Work==<br />
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His column, Basic Jones, has appeared in Outdoor Photographer magazine for over 18 years. In it, Dewitt explores the spiritual side of photography.<ref>[http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones.html Outdoor Photographer Basic Jones Column] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223234316/http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/columns/basic-jones.html |date=2011-12-23 }}</ref><br />
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Dewitt has also produced a number of training films including "Celebrate What's Right with the World" and "Everyday Creativity".<br />
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==Education==<br />
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He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Drama and holds a master's degree in film making from UCLA.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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Dewitt is the recipient of the [[Sierra Club]]'s Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography which honors "superlative photography that has been used to further conservation causes".<ref>[[Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography#cite note-0|Ansel Adams Award 1983]]</ref><br />
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==Books and articles==<br />
He has written nine books: California!, Visions of Wilderness, What the Road Passes By, Robert Frost - A Tribute to the Source, Canyon Country, John Muir's High Sierra, and The Nature of Leadership which was created with Stephen R. Covey.<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
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*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=Judith Morgan<br />
| title = California!<br />
| publisher = [[Graphic Arts Center Publishing]]<br />
| year =1989 <br />
| isbn = 1-55868-014-4<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=Loren Eiseley<br />
| title = Visions of Wilderness<br />
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing<br />
| year = 1980 <br />
| isbn = 0-912856-62-9<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=Edited by Eleanor Huggins<br />
| title = What The Road Passes By<br />
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing<br />
| year = 1978<br />
| isbn = 0-912856-47-5<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=Poems by Robert Frost |author3=Text by David Bradley<br />
| title = Robert Frost - A Tribute To The Source<br />
| publisher = [[Henry Holt & Company]]<br />
| year = 1979<br />
| isbn = 0-03-046326-2<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=Stephen Trimble<br />
| title = Canyon Country<br />
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing<br />
| year = 1986<br />
| isbn = 0-932575-07-2<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=Tom H. Watkins <br />
| title = John Muir's America<br />
| publisher = Graphic Arts Center Publishing<br />
| year = 1991<br />
| isbn = 0-912856-64-5<br />
}}<br />
*{{cite book<br />
| last = Jones<br />
| first = Dewitt<br />
|author2=A. Roger Merril |author3=Stephen R Covey<br />
| title = The Nature of Leadership<br />
| publisher = [Franklin Covey Company]<br />
| year = 1998<br />
| isbn = 1-883219-90-6<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dewittjones.com Dewitt Jones Productions, Inc]<br />
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