John Robert Miller: Photographer

I'm a recently retired professional freelance photojournalist living in Tucson, Arizona with over 30 years of working experience. My work has appeared in numerous publications across the country including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and Sports Illustrated. I used to cover Southern Arizona for the Associated Press, where I have shot many breaking news stories and sporting events. I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a photography concentration from the University of Arizona. Important Note: These are all copyrighted original photos by John Robert Miller.

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Tangerines growing my backyard earlier this year. They were nice and sweet...so good! Technie Note: Used a Hasselblad ELM (negative film) and a 150 Hasselblad lens on a tripod.  

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A green zone around a manmade private pond during the hot Sumer in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: This was shot using a Nikon D300s and a 35 f1.8 lens. 

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An old 1928 Mac truck parked on display at a vintage  tractor show in Tucson, Arizona. The best part was that it was actually drove to the show! Techie Note: Shot using a Nikon F5 and a 50 F1.8 lens on Kodak C-41 35mm film.

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The brightly red colored Vermilion flycatcher strikes a pose for the photographer at the Agua Caliente Park in Tucson, Arizona. They’re such a visual treat to see in the Southwest. Technie Note: Shot with a Nikon D3S and a 80-400 zoom lens. 

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A beautiful close-up of a blooming Amaryllis flower called the Apple Blossom growing in my kitchen in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: Shot using a Nikon D3S and a 28-300 zoom on a tripod.

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A lonely old saguaro cactus fights to survive the elements early one morning at Gate’s Pass near Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note; Shot using a Nikon D3S and a 80-400 zoom on a tripod. 

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The full moon rising some saguaros over Reddington Pass near Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. Technie Note: This was shot using a Nikon D3S and a 80-400 lens on a tripod.

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A turquoise doorway in a house in what is called North Barrio in downtown Tucson, Arizona on a very early summer’s morning. Yes somebody does live behind that door. Technie Note: This was shot using a Canon 1DS Mark II and a 50 f1.4 lens. 

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A home grown yellow sunflower against a blue background in my backyard’s little garden in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: Shot using a Pentax 645 with a 120 F4 lens on C-41 120 film.

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Blooming Aloe Verde flowers that look like burning candles, growing in a front yard in Tucson, Arizona. Techie Note: This was shot using a Nikon D3s and a 70-300 lens on a tripod. 

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This is the San Perdro Chapel, it’s a historic chapel that was built in 1932 in Tucson, Arizona. The chapel was built over the ruins of the destroyed chapel and dedicated in 1932. It really looks older than it is. Technie Note: This was shot in b/w on a Nikon D800 using a 35 f2.8 shift lens on a tripod.

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Just a close-up of some common Paperwhite flowers in a flowerbed growing in my backyard in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: This was shot using a Pentax 645 and a Pentax120 lens on a tripod.

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A group of cottonwood trees near the San Pedro River, which is about halfway between Tombstone and Sierra Vista Arizona. Technie Note; This was a full frame shot using a Holga 120 with a orange filter and b/w 120 film.

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The Marine Douglas Skycrane C-117D was phased out of service on July 12, 1976, the last C-117D (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last one C-117D was flown from Pensacola to Davis Mountan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, then moved to the Pima Air Museum for display in Tucson. Technie Note: This was shot with a Canon 1DS Mark II using a 28-200 zoom on a tripod.

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A vintage yellow Cessna 140A on display at Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona. The Cessna is a  single-engine, two-seater with room for a couple of suitcases, a light general aviation aircraft for the general public that was first produced in 1949 until 1951, immediately following the end of WWII. Technie Note: This was shot with a Canon 1DS Mark II using a 28-200 zoom on a tripod.

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A common Desert Spiny Lizard (his name is Herbie) catching some sunshine on a brick in my backyard during last summer in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: This as shot using a Nikon D2H and a 80-400 Nikon lens.

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Desert Willow flowers, which are no bigger than your little finger blooming on a Desert Willow tree growing in my back yard in the early morning with the sun shinning behind them in Tucson, Arizona. Technie Note: This was shot with a film Pentax 645 using a 120 F4 marco lens on a tripod.