John P. Cardone earned a BA and an MA both in Communication Arts from New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury, NY. He retired in December 2018 after 40 years as a writer /producer of patient education, medical education, and health promotion videos and interactive media programs. His company, Hospital Video Network, Inc. founded in 1984 served a long list of healthcare and business clients. These days, he actively spends his time inspiring people to get outdoors with nature. John is an author, a nature photographer, a wildlife photography instructor, and a lecturer on nature topics. 

John grew up in Astoria, NY moving to Long Island after his military service in 1970. He resides in Ronkonkoma, NY with his wife Kathy. They have two children and five wonderful grandchildren. John is proud to say he is the founder of the Long Island Authors Group and a two-time cancer survivor.

John is the author of 7 books—2 novels, a collection of short stories, and 4 books on nature topics including, The Healing Power of Nature. He enjoys presenting book talks that include PowerPoint slides of his nature photographs and text outlines of his subjects.