The visual musings of Vincent David Johnson
Hi there, thanks for checking out my site. It’s a mix of my personal & professional photographic work, that I don’t think fits on my other website Commercial Visual Media firm (Othervertical, Inc.), Wedding & Portrait Photography, or Documentary photography (Lost Americana) & Joliet from Above. So this is the place to share my personal stories, ramblings, and sometimes just photos, from all the images I create and the things surrounding them.
Check the posts and categories below to start exploring. If you don’t know much about me, I’d suggest “That is what I do, Part 1” as it starts with the very first photo I ever took. A category I’d suggest is photojournalism, as that was what I went to school for and have spent over half my life doing.
Now, I’ve found I can spend days-upon-days tweaking the design side of a website, so in an effort to be more about the content, I’ve gone pretty simple here and focused just on the stories and the photos. If you find an error or something not quite right, let me know, but remember, it’s basically about the photos and the stories that go with them. Not my design skills.
Thanks,
Vincent David Johnson
Recent Musings
Best Photos: IHSA Wrestling State Finals 2024
A selection of some of my best photos from the 2024 Illinois wrestling state finals. I can’t say this enough, these photos don’t happen in a void. Photographers like myself, Gary Middendorf for... READ MORE
Illinois High School Sports Uniwatch
This post will be continuously updated. Check back for more.Mar.17, just added every football team I photographed from 2001. If you’re a sports fan and haven’t checked out Uni-Watch, by Paul Lukas, you’re... READ MORE
Gym Travels Two Weeks Into 2024
Book Update First, before I start I want to answer the one question that gets asked the most, “When is the book coming out?” The short answer is by the beginning of the... READ MORE
The Arty Photos, From Illinois’ Best High School Gyms Book
It’s already hard enough to squeeze photos of over 100 of the state’s most interesting gyms into one book and give them the space they need. That means somewhere along the way some... READ MORE
Postcards From IHSA Football State Finals 2023
On the sidelines and baselines of high school sports I see a ton of photographers & video makers. Most are kids and parents of the schools they are filming, but if a team... READ MORE
IHSA Football State Finals Biggest Fan Section 2023
Each year I cover the IHSA football state finals I’ve tried to capture photos showing the amount of fans each school brings to the game. Partially because someone is always claiming their school... READ MORE