[Leica] Leica Photographer John W. Alley (1932-2014) Commemorated

[j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz)]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
JM 


Jean-Michel Mertz
Strasbourg

 
> Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 14:59:36 -0500
> From: amr3 at uwm.edu
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Leica Photographer John W. Alley (1932-2014) Commemorated
> 
> I attended the Kirking of the Tartan ceremony held by the St. Andrew 
> Society of Milwaukee on April 6th.  The life and work of a former 
> president of the society, and one of my mentors, John W. Alley (1932-2014) 
> was commemorated with a display of memorabilia.  John hired me as a 
> student worker in 1971, and prodded me into completing my bachelor's 
> degree requirements, and graduating.  He was also responsible for 
> organizing seminars on campus with photographers such as Gene Smith, Ernst 
> Haas, Walter Heun, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Elliot Elisofon, Thomas 
> Abercrombie, Ed Farber, and Robert Gilka.   When we worked together, John 
> always had a black M4 + 35mm Summicron with him.
> 
> John in 1979:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/19790216_MR_Mine_18.jpg.html>
> 
> In 2008:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/JWA_AMR.jpg.html>
> 
> At the event, I shot some pictures with my Fuji X-E2 and 35mm f/2 
> Summicron.  All can be viewed large.
> 
> A poster with his biography:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0335.jpg.html>
> 
> His jacket and kilt:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0334.jpg.html>
> 
> More of the display:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0323.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0337.jpg.html>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0356.jpg.html>
> 
> Two friends, one a photojournalist, and the other my former boss, who 
> hired me full time in 1973, to begin my 40 year career at the university:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0341.jpg.html>
> 
> Hank and his wife Louise:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Photographers/John+Alley/20140406_MR_Mine_DSF0353.jpg.html>
> 
> Here is a shot of John, Norb, and me in 1975:
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Portraits/Self-Ports/19750610_MR_BW_14.jpg.html>
> 
> Alan
> 
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
> (Retired)
> UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978
> amr3 at uwm.edu
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/
> 
> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate
>  for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt
> 
> 
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