About the Photographer Education Candidate, Doctor of Philosophy in International Communications, Indiana University College of Journalism, Bloomington, Indiana. Master of Arts in Communications Photography, S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (with Honors) and Journalism, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. Professional Experience Although trained as a photojournalist (M.A., Syracuse University), McClellan is an "amateur" photographer in the classical sense – that is, one who practices photography as a pastime out of a love for the art, but not out of a desire for money. A diplomat by profession, McClellan joined the United States Foreign Service in 1984 and has served as a diplomat of the United States Information Agency in Yemen, Egypt, Russia, Serbia- Montenegro (Kosovo).  He is presently serving as the Consul for Public Affairs in Hamburg, Germany. However, McClellan has stayed active in photography throughout his professional career, holding exhibits and teaching from time to time. Since 1979, McClellan has taught photography workshops at Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana), Ohio University (Athens, Ohio), and the University of South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina). In addition, he taught photography at Syracuse University and Indiana University while studying at those universities, and while serving overseas in both Yemen and Egypt where he taught regular classes at the American University in Cairo. Publications BOOK: Monasticism in Egypt: Images and Words of the Desert Fathers, published by the American University in Cairo Press, Cairo, Egypt, 1998. THESIS: "Margaret Bourke-White in Russia --1930-1932: The Effect of That Experience on Her Life and Work," Syracuse University, 1981 PHOTOS: Christian History, Issue 64 (Vol. XVIII, No. 4), published in the Fall of 1999.  For this special issue on St. Anthony the Great, seven photographs were used to illustrate various articles.  Photos appeared on pp. 5, 10-11, 23, 25, 38, and 43 (2 photos). CD: "Missa Universalis," produced in Rio de Janeiro by Alex Saba, used several photos for the CD cover, inside booklet, and the CD itself.  This CD can be viewed here. ARTICLE: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, "The Assault on Albanian Culture in Kosovo," 5 May 1999, p. 9.  Examines official Serbian government policy toward ethnic Albanian cultural, educational, media, and religious institutions, as well as human rights in general.  Information in the article is based on the author's personal experiences from having lived and worked in Kosovo for one year. ARTICLE: The Christian Activist, published three times a year in Mr. Hermon, CA., circ. 55,000. Used several photos of Orthodox monks and monasteries for a special issue on monasticism (vol. 4, 1994), in addition to an article on Michael McClellan entitled, "Monasticism Through the Camera's Lens: One Convert's Pilgrimage," by James Buchfuehrer. ARTICLE: Egypt Travel & Recreation Guide, annual guide published by Cairo Today magazine in Cairo, Egypt. Contained two articles in the 1992 edition with text and photos by Michael McClellan entitled, "The Monasteries of Egypt" and "The Flight of the Holy Family." ARTICLE: Business Monthly, published by the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. In a special issue on the media in Egypt, McClellan authored an article entitled, "Snapshots: Not as Simple As it Sounds," and "AUC Photojournalism Program," which was about the first ever university-level photojournalism program in the Arab World which the author helped develop at the American University in Cairo. ARTICLE: Mass Comm Review, Fall 1983, "Social Responsibility and the New Technology." This article is an analysis of philospher and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr's view of the role and duty of the press in modern society. INTERVIEW: Syri, Albanian-language weekly newspaper published in Zurich and Pristina (Kosovo), published an interview by noted Kosovo photographer, Naim Shala, with McClellan in the April 28, 1997, issue. Entitled, "I Did Not Know that Gjon Mili Is of Albanian Descent," the interview discussed photography in the United States and the monastery documentary project. Photography Exhibitions 1981 Syracuse University One-man show on three-year documentary of a Russian Orthodox Monastery in upstate New York. 1990 Cairo, Egypt Nile Exhibition of Photography, sponsored by the Photography Salon of Egypt. Group show. 1991 Alexandria, Egypt Egypt Through Egyptian and American Eyes, sponsored by the American Cultural Center in Alexandria. Group show. 1991 Cairo, Egypt: Nile Exhibition of Photography, sponsored by the Photography Salon of Egypt. Group show. 1991 Cairo, Egypt Harmonies: Studies in Nature and the Spirit, a one-man show sponsored by the Sony Gallery at the American University in Cairo. 1991 Alexandria, Egypt Harmonies: Studies in Nature and the Spirit, a one-man show sponsored by the American Cultural Center in Alexandria, Egypt. 1991 Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York Egypt: the Land, the People, the Spirit, a one-man show of nature and religious subjects at S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. 1992 Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. A Still, Small Voice: Sixteen Centuries of Egyptian Monasticism, a one-man show about Coptic Monasteries. The exhibit was sponsored by the Egyptian Embassy in Washington and the Washington National Cathedral and was opened by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, the Egyptian Ambassador, and the Dean of the Cathedral. Have you subscribed to our free newsletter on the Desert Fathers? View Shopping Cart  /  Checkout Home | Gallery | Archive of the Desert Fathers | Fine Art Prints | Order a Print | BOOK: "Monasticism in Egypt" | Book Store | Music Store | About the Photographer | Portfolio | Exhibit Catalog | Guest Book | Pope Shenouda Speech | Be a Sponsor! | Article on the Photography Project | E-Mail Us! | Search the Site | Links | Privacy Policy | Photo Buyers' Page © Inner Light Productions, Inc.  2000