About John D. Ivanko
An award-winning photographer, writer, author, aerial photographer and cinematographer as an FAA-licensed drone (sUAS) pilot with FLYING COLORS Drone Cinematography+Photography, blogger and national speaker, John D. Ivanko's work has been widely published.
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John Ivanko's photographs are available for licensing at Alamy and 500px stock photography agencies. Ivanko also contributes to Alamy Live News.
He is the co-author or contributor to fifteen books, including Homemade for Sale, Farmstead Chef, the award-winning ECOpreneuring, Rural Renaissance, Edible Earth, To Be a Kid, Be My Neighbor, Animal Friends, Back to School, Come Out and Play, and To Be an Artist.
John Ivanko work has been published in Innovation & Tech Today, Grit, Urban Farm, Scottish Life, Mother Earth News, Wisconsin Trails, Islands, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Hobby Farm Home, Natural Awakenings, Hobby Farms, E Magazine, and Natural Home, among many others.
Photography and writing specialties:
• travel, ecotourism, enrichment travel and culinary tourism
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• technology, innovation trends and greentech
• green business and sustainable development
• fresh, local, seasonal food and cooking and agricultural topics
• renewable energy, especially for small scale operations
John Ivanko lives on a self-reliant farmstead that's completely powered by renewable energy in southwestern Wisconsin, shared with his wife and co-author, Lisa Kivirist, their son, and millions of ladybugs.