About Me
I have been doing photography for most of my life because I love capturing images of interesting places I have visited and scenes that have interested me. My photos span different genres of photography, including landscapes, street photography, architecture, travel, and portraits. Whether it is my Canon R6 Mark II, a Nikon Coolpix S9900 point-and-shoot camera, or my iPhone camera, it is always within reach of recording the scenes that interest me. I photographed scenes in the South Carolina Upstate, South Carolina Lowcountry, Coastal Georgia, The Great Smoky Mountains, Coastal and Desert Southern California, West Texas, New Mexico, Germany, The Netherlands, and the Rocky Mountains and Plains of Colorado. With the encouragement of my family, friends, and acquaintances, I have started John Woodring Photography to share my passion for creative photography with a broader audience.
Along with photography, I am an experienced social studies and technology teacher with over 32 years of experience in South Carolina and Colorado. During my career in education, I have created award-winning courses and developed a skill for qualitative research. I have shared what I have learned in history and educational technology with teachers at various conferences and workshops. I also want to translate this experience into creating opportunities to share my photography adventures and skills with fellow photographers.
I presented my master’s thesis on the Camp Croft Infantry Replacement Center at the World War II: The Southern Homefront conference sponsored by the National Archives. Media publications and interviews include authoring the article "More Time to Tech with the H/PC" for Pocket PC Magazine. I was also interviewed for using the Internet to teach students about presidential candidates in 1995 for the article "Cyberpoliticking" in the Wall Street Journal. WSAV-TV in Savannah, Georgia, interviewed me about Twitter for their news broadcast and My Lowcountry 3 show. I was also the first person interviewed live on My Lowcountry 3 through Skype. I am working on my first book of photography of historical places from the perspective of individuals who were present when the events occurred.
I was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where I started my photography journey. I have also lived in Mannheim, Germany; El Paso, Texas; Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; Bluffton, South Carolina; and Aurora, Colorado. My education includes a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of South Carolina Upstate, a master’s degree in Secondary Social Studies Education from Converse University, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. I also hold a Federal Aviation Administration Part 107 drone pilot certification.