Where It Began

1977 Ft Polk La my second camera.

My first was a Yashica I bought in Korea and it was stolen in 3 days. This started as a hobby but after i had knee surgery they made me a photographer/historian/writer.

Then I got issued an Army camera outfit a Leica M-3 outfit and I was clueless but I managed to figure it out.

After awhile I got issued a Cannon F-1 outfit which was a 50 mm f1.4, 28mm,35mm,135mm and a 200mm, with a strobe.

I took ceremony shots and training pictures, some 5th Division newspaper shots too.

What a job it was. I wrote my own ticket, and when I got out, I joined the National Guard about 9 months later, I was assigned to a company in my city waiting for the Division Photographer spot would open 8 months. I was Disabled out of the NG and went to work in a garage as a mechanic and truck driver, met a guy in a camera store and he said he would hire me when I learned more . So I got a job at the Largest camera business in New England (Underground Camera) and from there on it has been fun.

Done