John Zelezny

Introduction

Hello, I’m John Zelezny, a former public relations executive, communications lawyer, professor and textbook author in California. I am now retired, though occasionally I do some paid writing and photography. Examples of recent photo work are on this site.

Experience

25 years in journalism, public relations, and senior-level management
15 years as a communications professor at three universities
Author of “Communications Law: Liberties, Restraints, and the Modern Media”
Former legal writer and competition judge for The State Bar of California
Conference speaker on such topics as copyright law, privacy law, and freedom of speech

Current Projects

I accept occasional business-writing assignments, and I sell photographs now and then. My photography focuses on coastal California: landscapes, seascapes, sunsets, wildflowers, butterflies, birds, and ocean mammals. Humpback whales have been a frequent subject, and I won the Pacific Whale Foundation’s photo contest in 2021.