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Imagine being a photographer who's main assignment is to cover the world of skiing, even though you're not so great at getting around on skis yourself. That was Dorothy Crossley's situation when she first got her start as a photojournalist lugging heavy camera equipment up and down the slopes of New Hampshire -- and this was during the time when women were a rare breed in the realm of sports photography. We'll talk with Dorothy about those days and some of the more glamorous sides of her work. Her book is called Take My Picture!
Dorothy's interview originally aired in September, 2005. Please click here to listen to the archived interview.
We'll also hear about a special father-son book project. Photographer Thomas Roma was looking for a way for his eight-year-old son Giancarlo to get to know him better, in case he died unexpectedly. He decided to ask Giancarlo to write a book of essays to accompany his photographs. Turns out, Giancarlo saw meanings in the pictures that his dad had never thought of. This piece is not available in our web broadcast, but you can hear the whole thing at the Public Radio Exchange. You can even review it online. Click here to go directly to the story by producer Hillary Frank.
