John Carrithers is a creative director, filmmaker and photographer who tells stories with light — from documentary film to global brand campaigns. He is Senior Director of Creative Services at Hines, leading a global, multi-region creative team of designers, photographers, filmmakers and editors who set creative strategy and visual direction for one of the world's leading real estate investment, development and property management firms. He recently led a company-wide rebrand of Hines's public-facing content, spanning thought leadership, social media, events and new business proposals.

Carrithers grew up in Arizona, where he got his start as an assistant camera operator on independent films. In Miami, he directed, shot and edited for the TV show Ocean Drive, and produced his first documentary short — about jazz photographer Herman Leonard — which sparked a lasting passion for documentary film. He went on to shoot three feature documentaries: Mother's at War, on women combat veterans; Relocation Arkansas, on Japanese American internment in Rohwer, Arkansas; and 38 Pieces, on Byzantine frescoes rescued from the black market and returned to Cyprus.

In 2010, he founded Carrithers Studio with his wife and creative partner, Delicia Harvey, leading a multidisciplinary team through a decade of brand storytelling for Houston's arts, healthcare and nonprofit communities — including a multi-year relationship with Texas Children's Hospital, notably the Texas Children's Newborn Center video; the feature documentary Breaking Boundaries on the Houston Ballet; and films for the Menil Collection and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Today, John leads creative strategy at Hines while continuing to explore the world through his own photography and film.