Peter Bauer (born October 29, 1957) is an author and

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professional. He served as the

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Director for KelbyOne (formerly the National Association of Photoshop Professionals)from 1999 to 2020. He is the author of "Photoshop for Dummies," as well as a number of other books on

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, and computer graphics. He also contributes to a number of graphics-related magazines and Internet sites. He received the Photoshop Pioneer award in September 2005 and was inducted into the Photoshop Hall of Fame in September 2010. Bauer is a member of the

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and his photography has won numerous awards, both nationally and internationally. He taught Photoshop in the University of Notre Dame's Department of Art, Art History and Design. Bauer is a native of Detroit, Michigan and a graduate of the

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and Regents College of the

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(now Excelsior University). He served 11 years (1986–1997) in the

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as a military intelligence interrogator, including combat duty during the

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(1991). Subsequent to his military service, he authored the "Statement on Interrogation Practices" for members of the United States

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and

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Committees on the Armed Forces (July 2006), which was signed by over 20 former military interrogators. Bauer met and married his wife,

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while serving with the U.S. Army in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in 1996. O'Connell holds an endowed chair at the University of Notre Dame Law School.

References

1957 births Living people American photographers University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy alumni USNY Regents College alumni Artists from Detroit United States Army soldiers {{US-compu-bio-stub