Career
His daily photographic posts on Facebook are seen by thousands of viewers. As a motion picture director, he had two films nominated for Academy Awards (Climb - Best Live Action Short Film and John Muir"s High Sierra - Best Short Subject Documentary) before he was thirty: Climb (1974) and John Muir"s High Sierra (1974). He has published nine books, including California!, Visions of Wilderness, What The Road Passes By, Robert Frost.
A Tribute To The Source, Canyon Country and John Muir’s High Sierra.
One of his most recent books, The Nature of Leadership was created in collaboration with Stephen R. Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People). Dewitt"s column, Basic Jones, has appeared in Outdoor Photographer magazine for over 18 years.
In it, Dewitt explores the spiritual side of photography. Dewitt is also recognized as motivational speaker.
Every year he speaks to corporations and organizations throughout the world about creativity and vision.
Dewitt has also produced a number of training films including "Celebrate What"s Right with the World" and "Everyday Creativity". He is a cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and holds a Masters Degree in film making from University of California, Los Los Angeles
