Sam Abell
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Sam Abell (born February 19, 1945)[1][2] is an American photographer known for his frequent publication of photographs in National Geographic.
Life
[edit]Abell was born in Sylvania, Ohio.[1] 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.[1] He is also a teacher, artist and author. He began to work for National Geographic in 1976.[3] He received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Toledo in 2009.[4]
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,[5] and was inducted into the International Photography Hall of Fame.[6]
Publications
[edit]Publications by Sam Abell
[edit]- Amazonia, Sam Abell, 2010 ISBN 087114087X
- The Life of A Photograph, Sam Abell, 2008 ISBN 1426203292
- Seeing Gardens (National Geographic), Sam Abell, 2000 ISBN 0792279565
Collaborative Publications
[edit]- Stay This Moment: Photographs of Sam Abell, Sam Abell and Robert E. Gilka, 1990 ISBN 0934738726
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Camera. C.J. Bucher. 1976. p. 14.
- ↑ "Sam Abell". RKD Research. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
- ↑ Phaidon Press staff (April 30, 2000). The Photography Book. Phaidon Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7148-3937-0.
- ↑ "A to Z List" (PDF). www.utoledo.edu.
- ↑ "Sam Abell - The Los Angeles Center of Photography". lacphoto.org.
- ↑ "HOF-Inductee-Sam-Abell". International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
- Jeffrey, Ian et al. (1997). The Photography Book. London:Phaidon Press Limited. ISBN 978-0-7148-4488-6
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