Well hello there!
Hello, my name is Johnny Lee and I'm your friendly neighborhood photographer / videographer. 😉 I LOVE telling stories!!! I adore traveling, exploring, and learning new things. My family is originally from Cedar Hill, Missouri. We moved to Montrose, Colorado due to my extreme asthma problems in the late 90s. Within 30 days of the move I went from not being able to breathe well enough to run across a two-car parking garage, to being able to finish, albeit with some walking involved, the one-mile run you are required to do in PE class. Needless to say, the move was the right choice! It gave me a new lease on life which I would need later.
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Montrose Photo Video was born in the most unexpected of places—a hospital bed. While recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, I had time, an iPad, and an open mind. I immersed myself in YouTube tutorials, learning how to pose people and master lighting techniques. That was when I realized I already had everything I needed to create the kind of art I loved—the only thing standing in my way was fear. So I made a promise: If I survived my cancer treatment, I would pursue photography wholeheartedly and make it my career.​
Coming from a construction and labor-oriented family, some dismissed the idea of making a living behind the lens. But my vision has always been bigger. I aspire to collaborate on large-scale creative projects that capture exploration, wonder, and beauty—turning fleeting moments into lasting stories.
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As someone who has faced death more times than I care to admit, I have never stopped creating art as a musician, actor, painter, photographer and videographer. I hold myself to the highest standards and try to make people feel comfortable in their own skin. I find the beauty others don't see and share it with the world. This is your story, but I can help you tell it.