Chip Maury

Chip Maury began his photography career in 1956 as a U.S. Navy Photographer’s Mate. He served in Underwater Demolition Team Eleven and completed three combat tours in Vietnam as a diver, underwater photographer and Naval parachutist, logging more than 1,500 jumps.

Before retiring from the Navy in 1975 as a Chief Petty Officer, Maury led Pacific Stars and Stripes’ photo staff in Tokyo to multiple Military Photographer of the Year awards. He later worked as a staff photographer for The Associated Press in Boston, then served as Director of Photography at The Providence Journal and The Indianapolis Star for nearly two decades combined.

Maury spent more than 30 years teaching military photojournalism at Syracuse University and served over 13 years as the NPPA liaison to the Department of Defense. Now retired in upstate New York, he continues to mentor the next generation of storytellers.