Robert John Mihovil is a Galveston/Houston freelance photographer whose work has achieved national recognition through its use in news and general interest publications, advertisements, annual reports, illustrated brochures, membership directories, political campaigns, travel guides and web sites.

Mihovil’s photographs have appeared in news and feature articles for Coastal Living, National Geographic, Newsweek, Offshore, People, Smithsonian, Texas Highways, Texas Monthly and Time. The Austin American Statesmen, Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle, New York Times, also have published his work.

Mihovil supplied the cover and many of the photographs for the book Lore, Legend & Downright Lies - Galveston, American National - One hundred Years of Service 1905-2005 and A Sacred Journey - Christus St. Joseph Hospital 1887-2006.

Mihovil is a regular contributor to Texas Highways magazine with multiple cover images in the last several years including the Galveston Mardi Gras Parade (back cover), Fireworks Over Kemah (wrap-around cover), the Battleship Texas (back cover), the Kemah Boardwalk (cover), Hot Air Balloons (cover), Six Flags (back cover), Texas Surfing (cover), Boat Blitz (cover) and Snow at Ashton Villa for the Windows on Texas section. Texas Highways magazine also published eight pages of photographs of Mihovil's Galveston portfolio.

With 30,000 Galveston stock color photographs in his files, including the major attractions, events and destinations, he maintains one of the most extensive selections of up-to-date stock images of the area.

For twenty-two years, Mihovil’s photographs have provided imagery for many of the Galveston Park Board of Trustees advertising campaigns. The photographs "Bishop's Palace" and "1948 Woody" are currently used on the cover of brochures and the Visitor Guide for the Galveston Park Board.

Mihovil designed and produced a 24x36 inch color art poster of Historic Galveston Island titled “Old World Charm” and an 11.75x36 inch color art poster titled "Imagine A Romantic Island".

The Galveston Chamber of Commerce chose Mihovil to illustrate the cover of the 2007-2008 Directory with his image "Dockside" and the cover of the Newcomer's Guide with his image "Cruise Ship Through the Rigging".

His stock photographs of the Momus Grand Night Parade, the 1877 tall ship Elissa, the Ocean Star Offshore Energy Museum, Moody Gardens and the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame were selected for the covers of the Galveston County telephone directories.

Each summer, Mihovil serves as a photography instructor for Texas A&M at Galveston, teaching Sea Camp Coastal Photography for ages 13-18, www.tamug.edu/seacamp and Elderhostel Digital Photography for ages 55 and over.

A few samples of Mihovil’s photographic artwork are: Tall Ships At Pier 21, The Pier, Figurehead, Old Red, The Sacred Heart, The 1894 Grand Opera House, Big Reef Nature Park and Pelican Perch. The prints are produced using an archival photographic watercolor process. Signed photographic watercolor prints are for sale at art galleries including the Artist's Loft Gallery at Old Galveston Square, museums including the Texas Seaport Museum, www.tsm-elissa.org and frame shops throughout Galveston County. Prints also can be ordered directly online at www.mihovil.com.

A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Mihovil majored in photography and was awarded a Bachelor of Journalism degree in 1980. After graduation, he worked as a staff photographer for five years at the Galveston Daily News. Upon leaving the newspaper, Mihovil established his own photography studio, where he continues to cover assignments for a diverse clientele.

An active member of the Galveston community, Mihovil is the Program Chairman, Crime Watch Director and the President of the University Area Neighborhood Association.