About John D McHugh - Multimedia Photojournalist
John D McHugh is a multimedia photojournalist and filmmaker based in London, UK.
Originally a daily press photographer, McHugh worked as a regular stringer for The Associated Press and The Guardian before taking a staff photographer position with Agence-France Presse.
In his time he has covered everything from street protests to general elections, film premiere's to Fashion Week, and tiddlywinks to the Winter Olympics.
Conflict
Since 2006 he has worked extensively in Afghanistan, covering the war against the Taliban. He has embedded with US, Canadian, British and Afghan troops. In May 2007 he was on a joint US/Afghan Army patrol in Nuristan. The patrol was ambushed and 18 Afghan National Army soldiers were killed. 4 more, and 7 US soldiers, were wounded. McHugh was also shot. He was medevaced to Bagram, and later to a US hospital in Germany, and finally to London. 6 months after his shooting he returned to Afghanistan. In 2008 McHugh was commissioned to produce a multimedia project titled "6 months in Afghanistan" for The Guardian. He spent several months under fire on the Pakistan border in Afghanistan with US and Afghan soldiers, producing photographs, audio slideshows, and films.
Commercial
McHugh also works in Advertising and PR photography, and has shot for international brands and clients including Guinness, Carlsberg, Heinz, and Gibson Guitars amongst many others.
Awards
2005 - McHugh was selected by The Picture Editors' Awards for a Special Award for News Photographer of the Year.
2007 - He won the Frontline Club Award, which focuses "on journalistic integrity, courage and the independence of spirit, regardless of nationality or media discipline."
2009 - McHugh was a finalist in the Rory Peck Award for News for his film Combat Outpost.
McHugh is available for commission for photographic, multimedia, and filming projects, anywhere in the world.
Originally a daily press photographer, McHugh worked as a regular stringer for The Associated Press and The Guardian before taking a staff photographer position with Agence-France Presse.
In his time he has covered everything from street protests to general elections, film premiere's to Fashion Week, and tiddlywinks to the Winter Olympics.
Conflict
Since 2006 he has worked extensively in Afghanistan, covering the war against the Taliban. He has embedded with US, Canadian, British and Afghan troops. In May 2007 he was on a joint US/Afghan Army patrol in Nuristan. The patrol was ambushed and 18 Afghan National Army soldiers were killed. 4 more, and 7 US soldiers, were wounded. McHugh was also shot. He was medevaced to Bagram, and later to a US hospital in Germany, and finally to London. 6 months after his shooting he returned to Afghanistan. In 2008 McHugh was commissioned to produce a multimedia project titled "6 months in Afghanistan" for The Guardian. He spent several months under fire on the Pakistan border in Afghanistan with US and Afghan soldiers, producing photographs, audio slideshows, and films.
Commercial
McHugh also works in Advertising and PR photography, and has shot for international brands and clients including Guinness, Carlsberg, Heinz, and Gibson Guitars amongst many others.
Awards
2005 - McHugh was selected by The Picture Editors' Awards for a Special Award for News Photographer of the Year.
2007 - He won the Frontline Club Award, which focuses "on journalistic integrity, courage and the independence of spirit, regardless of nationality or media discipline."
2009 - McHugh was a finalist in the Rory Peck Award for News for his film Combat Outpost.
McHugh is available for commission for photographic, multimedia, and filming projects, anywhere in the world.