Harrison McClary's story proves that innate creativity, solid technique and unwavering principles allow you to succeed in a wide range of photographic endeavors.

Harrison is experienced in commercial, entertainment, news, sports and portrait photography. His corporate photography has been used in a variety of marketing applications for clients such as Dollar General, QVC, TVA, Du Pont, Mobil Oil, Ford Motor Co., The Home Depot and Hertz. As a free-lance entertainment photographer he has worked closely with major stars such as Paul McCartney and B.B. King, and has photographed numerous artists for Country Weekly magazine. His photos have also appeared in Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Time, The Saturday Evening Post and most major U.S. newspapers. He covered the 1992 presidential campaign for an Atlanta-area newspaper and for United Press International (UPI).

As a sports photographer for the Atlanta Bureau of UPI, Harrison covered Super Bowl XXVIII, the World Series of 1991 and 1992, the National League Championship Series, the Master's Golf Tournament and women's basketball's Final Four in '93, and several other NCAA basketball tournaments.

As a portrait photographer, he is noted for an exceptional ability to capture individual character and personality. His approach to personal portraits, like all of his work, involves a creative approach that examines all angles and options.

In his very first photojournalism job after graduating from college in 1987, he won numerous honors for his news, feature and sports photography. He continued to win awards for his work after moving to Atlanta in 1990 and joining the staff of the Gwinnett Daily News. His photos have also been entered in worldwide competition by Black Star, the New York-based agency with which he is affiliated.

In October 1992, Harrison joined UPI's Atlanta Bureau of United Press International and remained with the news service until returning to his Middle Tennessee roots in 1994 to join Journal Communications, Inc. At JCI he contributed to numerous community and specialty magazines published by the company. With a friend, he also found time to co-publish and provide the photography for VOLMANIA, a book about University of Tennessee football fans.