John English

Born 1945 in Orlando, Florida, USA


A former professional baseball player with the Houston Astros/Colt .45s organization, John has always had an interest in art but decided to try making a living as a professional athlete. After three baseball seasons a shoulder injury ended his career.

Next John worked for an electric utility company and during that time revived his interest in art by developing a passion for photography. John is a past president of the Professional Photographers of America guild of the Rio Grande Valley. During this time John had a Wedding and Portrait photography business. Interested in all facets of photography John soon began photographing wildlife and nature. Through his photographs, John enjoys sharing his vision of the beauty in nature surrounding us all and the need for habitat conservation for all wildlife. John has had several winning photographs in the prestigious Valley Land Funds Wildlife Photography Contest as well as other photographic awards.

John is a member of the Texas Photographic Society, West Texas Photographic Society & 2007 President, Big Country Audubon Society (contributing to a monthly newspaper column), and a Texas Master Naturalist and perfor...