Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Lluis. Phil is around 90 now, older than me, but he stood at the podium and entertained the gathering. He was getting around very well. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/28/2015 7:09 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > Jim, > > I don?t know Phil Tarver, but is great from you mention him as a tribute > to so many anonymous people who belong to the history. > > Lluis > > > > > El 26/06/2015, a les 18.11, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va > escriure: > >> Good photographers do sometimes get the recognition they deserve. Phil >> Tarver was a young U.S. Navy aerial photographer in the South Pacific >> during WWII. After leaving the Navy, Phil was the first photographer >> hired at Arnold Engineering Development Center in 1954, charged with >> documenting the facilities and people of this new USAF ground test >> facility. His photographs with his trusty Nikon served to inform the >> public and government officials in Washington of the importance of the >> work being done here. His images were found on the cover of Aviation >> Week, and other influential publications, and won acclamation wherever >> they appeared. The images still grace the entry areas and conference >> rooms of the complex, and are as impressive today as when they were >> created. >> >> Last night, at the annual AEDC Fellows Banquet, Phil was inducted as a >> Lifetime Achievement Fellow. While he was surrounded by well wishers, I >> was able to grab one snapshot. When I spoke with him for a few moments, >> he was complaining about the difficulty in obtaining film for his trusty >> cameras. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Tarver+FM.tif.html >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >