​​​​​​​John D. Ivanko

An award-winning photographer, writer, author, aerial photographer and cinematographer as 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 lived on a self-reliant farmstead in the US was completely powered by renewable energy in southwestern Wisconsin, USA but recently became a "digital nomad" and travels extensively, stopping once in a while to spend time with his wife and co-author Lisa Kivirist at Tamme, Jaagupi, Estonia which is a coastal property with abundant gardens and solar-powered straw bale house, as well as visit with his son, and watch millions of migrating bird species.