Fred is an award winning and published professional photographer specializing in photojournalism and nature/landscape photography, with over 40 years experience.

He is a 2018 graduate of the Hollywood Art Institute in with a certificate in Photography. As of 2020, he is enrolled in a Master of Photography class with the prestigious Institute of Photography, under the mentorship of Serge Ramelli, a recognized world-class photographer.  Photography has been Fred's passion since serving in the Navy in the 1970s.

He a member of the American Legion, the nations largest veterans organization. Fred is the Historian for Whittier Post 51 and has served as the California state Historian for the Legion from 2020 to 2023, with photo work routinely published in the California Legionnaire, a quarterly newsletter, as well as, on numerous veteran social media sites.

FJ Shacklett Photography, dba PhotoShacklett.com and fredrick-shacklett.pixels.com, are Veteran owned businesses, with headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, California, USA.

Awards:
Oct 2019, 1st Place City of Santa Fe Springs, CA, National Planning Commission Photo Contest
Oct 2023 1st Place City of Santa Fe Springs, CA, National Planning Commission Photo Contest
Oct 2, 2024 Certificate of Recognition "Best of the Week" from Universe of Color Photography
Oct 10, 2024 Certificate of Recognition "Best of the Week"  from Universe of Color Photography
Oct 17, 2024 Certificate of Recognition "Best of the Week"  from Universe of Color Photography
Dec 7, 2024, 1st Place for Photography, Whittier Art Gallery Juried exhibit "Miniature and Small Artworks"
Dec 12, 2024, 3rd Place award City of Santa Fe Springs, CA, National Planning Commission Photo Contest
Dec 21, 2024, Certificate of Achievement, NOIR, INTERNATIONAL PHOTO MAGAZINE— DECEMBER 2024, YEAR 4, ISSUE #1
Dec 26, 2024, Certificate of Achievement, UCP, INTERNATIONAL PHOTO MAGAZINE—DECEMBER 2024, YEAR 4, ISSUE #1