Born in the US Scott grew up in Switzerland, backpacked America's
wild west and hiked Nepal's Himalayas before committing to a college
life spent mostly in a darkroom. After several years as an assistant
to a wide variety of NYC photographers, he struck out on his own,
shooting sports figures and extreme activities. Initially focused on
action and event coverage, McDermott's work shifted toward the
athletes themselves and their remarkable abilities, which led to
photographing portraits of hundreds of the worlds
best creative minds in Hollywood and the music industry. Along with his key photographic art exhibitions,
Scott recently shot a series for "Mandela Day," capturing the hands
and faces of many of those who turned out to support Nelson Mandela's
message. Scott is based in New York City where he brings distinctive
style to editorial work from "Men's Health" to "Time" and advertising clients that include NBC, Dell,
DirecTV, Simon & Schuster, Champion, HBO, Nike, Discovery Channel, Jet
Blue, Time Warner, Ralph Lauren and Target. McDermott was recently
named a winner in the Communication Arts Photo Annual and the PDN Photo Annual among others.

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