John Isaac: Master Printer

The former U.N. photographer shares his experiences in creating superior prints

By Ibarionex R. Perello, Photography By John Isaac

Though John Isaac has traveled to all corners of the globe, capturing some of the world’s most poignant moments, his photographic career began humbly.

“ I started my career as a print washer and dryer,” says Isaac, who for 30 years was a United Nations photographer covering events such as the wars in Rwanda, Bosnia and Iraq. “I stayed outside the lab and just washed the prints and dried them in the drum dryers all day.”

The role of print washer may not have been the most glamorous of beginnings, but for Isaac, it shaped not only his photographic eye, but also the way that he approaches printing, especially now in the age of digital.

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