'70s

A DECADE OF ADVENTURE

THE 70’s STARTED A VISUAL JOURNEY, fresh, exciting, full of innocence. Encounters, whether temporal or spiritual, all contributed to powerful awakenings. It was a dance of light, form, and faith—all converging out of chaos — through the camera — into moments of pure visual ecstasy.

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1970

ADVENTURE BEGINS with the first photograph published and paid for by the Chicago Tribune. Suddenly the camera became a ticket to adventure…

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1971

YEAR OF ANTICIPATION First-year of College, trying to fit a round peg into a square hole. Former LOOK Magazine photographer became a…

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1972

YEAR OF AWAKENING my vision quest became a source of visual revelation. I stepped into a symphony of synchronicity…

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1973

YEAR OF ENCROACHMENT in the jungles of Central and South America, I played in the fields of the Lord. I photographed faith-based …

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1974

TRANSITIONING BACK The acquisition of massive amounts of photographs in the ’70s meant years of darkroom work. INCUBATING this vast…

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1975

MY NEED FOR SYNCHRONICITY took the camera to the road. It was a quest for visual accidents, the uncontrolled moments full of moving variables.

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1976

DISCOVERING WILDERNESS It’s the illusions that are peeled away by the realities of my wilderness. From jungles to the road and into the wilderness…

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1977

FACING REFORMATION From the jungles, back to school to New York and all the roads in between, it was time to stop bushwacking.

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1978

PEDDLING PHOTOGRAPHS Seeking assignments in New York was a vain act yielding little satisfaction. The market is always saturated.

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1979

BREAKOUT YEAR came with a front cover and articles in major magazines. Then to the best photojournalistic newspaper in the country.

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Decades

1980’s DECADE

INDULGING DEFIANCE: Photography gave me wings but also a sense of boundless creativity. This was a decade of independence, anti-establishment. It was a decade that avoided entrapment, both stylistic and accomplishment,. an era of exploration and renaissance.

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A Year in the '70s

1977

FACING REFORMATION From the jungles, back to school to New York and all the roads in between, it was time to stop bushwacking.

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Woody Camp

PHOTO AGENCY OWNER
A future blog about the late Woody Camp will be added here. Enter now to see photos. Circa 1982.

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Jim Grossman

Jim Grossman, 56, died May 30th, 2022, doing what he loves, kayaking. John Kerry, the godfather of Jimmy’s son Buey, said: “He paddled into a water hole and never came out.” The news hit me hard in the waking hours on the opposite side of the world …

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Leonard Freed

PHOTOGRAPHER
A future blog page about the late Magnum photographer Leonard Freed will be completed here. Enter to see photos. Circa 1985.

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Anna Winand

EXCECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Welcome to the future blog page about Anna Winand. Assistant to the Director of the International Center of Photography. Enter to see photos. Since 1973

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