Sam Abell
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Sam Abell (born 1945)<ref name="Camera">Template:Cite book</ref> is an American photographer known for his frequent publication of photographs in National Geographic.
LifeEdit
Abell was born in Sylvania, Ohio.<ref name="Camera"/> His father, a geography teacher, ran a photography club. In his book The Photographic Life, Abell mentions a photograph he made while on an outing with his father, a photograph that subsequently won a small prize in a photo contest. He credits that prize as being a major influence on the direction his life would take.
Abell graduated B.A. from the University of Kentucky in English in 1969.<ref name="Camera"/> He is also a teacher, artist and author. He began to work for National Geographic in 1976.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Toledo in 2009.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Life of a Photograph is one of a three-volume series begun in 2000 with Seeing Gardens. It was followed in 2002 with The Photographic Life.
In 2024, Sam received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Photo Society,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
PublicationsEdit
Publications by Sam AbellEdit
- Amazonia, Sam Abell, 2010 Template:ISBN
- The Life of A Photograph, Sam Abell, 2008 Template:ISBN
- Seeing Gardens (National Geographic), Sam Abell, 2000 Template:ISBN
Collaborative PublicationsEdit
- Stay This Moment: Photographs of Sam Abell, Sam Abell and Robert E. Gilka, 1990 Template:ISBN
ReferencesEdit
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- Jeffrey, Ian et al. (1997). The Photography Book. London:Phaidon Press Limited. Template:ISBN