Born in Washington, D.C., John "Jack" Anderson began working as a photographer in 1988 with the Washington City Paper and later graduated from the University of Texas with a BA in photojournalism. He worked as a staff photographer at The Austin Chronicle for over 20 years.

His photographs have appeared in Rolling Stone, National Geographic, Ms. Magazine, The Intercept, Mother Jones, FRONTLINE, USA Today, and Texas Monthly among many others. His photographs have been exhibited at the Austin Museum of Art, Bullock Texas State History Museum, and Austin History Center. An accomplished musician since his teens, his bands have had retrospective album releases on independent record labels Sea Note, Drag City Records, and Joyful Noise Recordings. Photo by Todd V. Wolfson

John is based in Austin, Texas.