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Scott Gummer
Scott Gummer is an American writer and editor who lives in the Northern California wine country. His book ''Parents Behaving Badly: A Novel'' was published by Touchstone Books in 2011. Biography Gummer was born in Sonoma County, California. He held a series of odd after school and summer jobs including boathouse attendant, suit store clerk, airplane washer, carpet store janitor, winery gardener, and truck brake assembler. Gummer attended Santa Rosa High School then the University of Oregon. He met his wife, Lisa, in the dorms during their first week at Oregon. The couple married in 1988 and have four children. Career Upon graduating from Oregon with a degree in journalism and an emphasis on advertising, Gummer moved to New York City to work on Madison Avenue. But after 18 months spent toiling in the traffic department at the Foote Cone & Belding ad agency, Gummer switched to magazine editorial, starting out as a fact-checker at GQ and later moving to LIFE, where he would w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County () is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 488,863. Its county seat and largest city is Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa. It is to the north of Marin County, California, Marin County and the south of Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County. It is west of Napa County, California, Napa County and Lake County, California, Lake County. Sonoma County comprises the Santa Rosa-Petaluma Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the San Jose, California, San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California, Oakland, CA San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, Combined Statistical Area. It is the northernmost county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region. In California's Wine Country (California), Wine Country region, which also includes Napa, Mendocino, and Lake counties, Sonoma County is the largest producer. It has thirteen approved American Vit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Oregon
The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billionaire Phil Knight. UO is also known for serving as the filming location for the 1978 cult classic ''National Lampoon's Animal House''. UO's 295-acre campus is situated along the Willamette River. The school also has a satellite campus in Portland; a marine station, called the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, in Charleston; and an observatory, called Pine Mountain Observatory, in Central Oregon. UO's colors are green and yellow. The University of Oregon is organized into nine colleges and schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, College of Design, College of Education, Robert D. Clark Honors College, School of Journalism and Communication; School of Law; School of Music and Dance; and the Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Benson
Harry James Benson CBE (born 2 December 1929) is a Scottish photographer. His photographs of celebrities have been published in magazines. He has published several books and won a number of prominent awards. Life and work Benson was born in Glasgow and raised in Troon, Scotland. His pictures have appeared in ''Life'', '' Vanity Fair'', and ''The New Yorker''. He took over a hundred cover shots for ''People.'' Benson was assigned to travel with The Beatles on their inaugural American tour in 1964. One of his most recognisable images shows the band in a gleeful pillow fight at the hotel Georges V in Paris. Other celebrities Benson has photographed include Bobby Fischer, Michael Jackson, who allowed him access to his bedroom, and Elizabeth Taylor, whom Benson photographed before and after her brain surgery. He has also photographed political figures, including every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower, and covered war zones. Benson was standing next to Robert F. Kennedy wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galen Rowell
Galen Avery Rowell (August 23, 1940 – August 11, 2002) was a wilderness photographer, adventure photojournalist and mountaineer. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972. Early life and education Rowell was introduced to the wilderness at a very young age and completed his first roped climb in Yosemite Valley when he was 16. For the rest of his life, he climbed mountains and explored landscapes. He began taking pictures on excursions into the wild so he could share his experiences with friends and family. After graduating from Berkeley High School in 1958, he stayed in Berkeley to study at the University of California but dropped out to pursue climbing. Career In 1972 Rowell sold his small automotive business and became a full-time photographer. Within a year, he had completed his first major assignment, a cover story for ''National Geographic''. The story originated from an invitation by fellow photographer Dewitt Jones to help him on an assign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robb Kendrick
Robb Kendrick (born 1963 in Spur, Texas) is an American photographer. He has photographed 16 feature stories for ''National Geographic'' magazine, and has published three photo books. In addition to his color documentary work, he makes images on tintype, a historical photo process that was popular in the mid-19th century. His portraits of modern-day cowboys on tintype have been compared to Edward Curtis' portraits of Native Americans. Robb Kendrick refrains from using social media focusing instead on his family. Books by Robb Kendrick *''Perfume'' (1999, National Geographic Society, ) *''Revealing Character'' (2005, Bright Sky Press, ) *''Still: Cowboys at the Start of the 21st Century''(2008, University of Texas Press, ) Exhibitions *2005-2008 Revealing Character-Touring Exhibition at eight museums within Texas. *2005 Revealing Character—Steven L. Clark Gallery, Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Co Rentmeester
Jacobus Willem Rentmeester (born 28 February 1936), nicknamed "Co" or "Ko", is a Dutch rower. He later became a photojournalist and covered the Vietnam War among other newsworthy events. Life and career Rentmeester was born in 1936 in Amsterdam. He competed with Peter Bakker in double scull and won bronze at the 1959 European Rowing Championships in Mâcon, France. Bakker and Rentmeester reached the finals in double scull for the Netherlands at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where they came fifth. In early 1961, Rentmeester moved to the United States and studied photography at the Art Center College in Los Angeles. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts, Rentmeester initially started his career as a freelance photographer in 1965 for Life Magazine. A short time later, he joined the LIFE Staff from April 1966 thru 1972 when LIFE Magazine folded. He first covered the Watts Riots in Los Angeles, documenting many of the dramatic events, which earned him his first accolades as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Writers
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