Scott grew up in Switzerland, backpacked through the American West and trekked the Himalayas before spending the last 20 years as a commercial photographer in NYC, initially shooting sports. Scott's work eventually shifted toward the athletes themselves and portraiture. This led to photographing many of the best creative minds in Hollywood, the music industry and the worlds of business and government. Along with his advertising and editorial work, Scott has created several personal projects including his “Scar Stories” portrait series, the highly acclaimed "Mandela Day” project capturing the hands and faces of many of those who support Nelson Mandela's message and a series of portraits accompanying the film Pop Culture about the fatherhood experience. In the last few years Scott has also made the shift to the moving image as a director on a variety of projects from commercial spots to short films and he is currently at work directing a feature documentary. He is also an International Cinematographers Guild Local 600 member as a still photographer.

Clients

Abbott Healthcare, ABC, Absolut, Acer, Adidas, Amazon, AT&T, Balazs Boxing, Bank of America, Bausch & Lomb, BlackRock, Bravo TV, Champion, Chelsea Piers, CW-X, Dell, Deutsche Bank, DIRECTV, Discovery Channel, Disney, GlaxoSmithKline, Head & Shoulders, HBO, iPayment, JetBlue, Kaplan, Mandela Day/ 46664, Marlboro Racing, Matrix Hair, Miramax, NBC, Nike, NYRR, Old Spice, Penguin, Playboy, Polo RLX, Rodale Books, Sears, Time Warner, Swiss RE, USA Network, Simon & Schuster, Sinvin, Spike TV, SYFY, Tanqueray Gin, Target, Universal, USA Boxing, AARP, Access DIRECTV, Backpacker, Entertainment Weekly, Figure, Haute Living, Hemispheres, Hers Muscle & Fitness, Gilead, Golf, Golf Digest, Home, Hooked on the Outdoors, Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Men's Journal, Moving Pictures, MovieMaker, Outdoor Life, Outside, Player, Runners World, Shot Business, Ski, Skiing, The World of Hibernia, Time, Time Out NY, Unlimited, Shape, Village Voice

Awards

1x AI-AP International Motion Art Award

1x APA Short Film Contest Winner

3x American Photography Awards

2x Black & White Spider Awards

3x Communication Arts Photo Annual

1x Davey Award

2x PDN Faces

3x PDN Photo Annual

All images © Scott McDermott