John Lamkin
Award-winning
Journalist and
Photographer
By Maralyn D. Hill
John went on to study at the San
Francisco Art Institute and then
discovered the now famous San
Francisco Camerawork. John is quick
to say you might find him horseback
riding through the jungle to explore
an ancient Maya ruin, or sitting on
the balcony of a five-star plus
resort, sipping an exotic drink,
or interviewing a fashion celebrity,
or somewhere in between.
A
little over ten years ago,
I was fortunate to meet
award –winning journalist
and photographer John
Lamkin. I clearly remember
how happy I was when he agreed
to serve on the board of the
International Food Wine & Travel
Writers Association, when I was
president.
If you ask John how he started
travel writing, he will be the first
to reply, “It was an escape from the
drudgery of being an aerospace
engineer—dropped the engineering,
kept the writing.”
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John is the Executive Editor of
FWT Magazine: food wine travel.
He belongs to several professional
organizations including the
International Food Wine and Travel
Writers Association where he serves
as