What is most amazing about this historical photograph?
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- That in 1968 I had the honor to accompany my teacher, Duane Carter, and a few classmates to the home of my personal hero, Ansel Adams (see 1/2 image at left) to have him judge the Annual Photo Salon of Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, CA, an exhibition that drew attention far beyond the school walls?
- That he awarded 1st and 3rd place in the nature category to two of my photographs?
- That I was so careless I lost the photos and awards in a basement flood in Chicago in 1996?
- That the handsome, skinny 17 year old with a full head of hair and demonic eyes turned into…well…ME!
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Memories…light the corners of my mind…