Tag: Career

  • First Published Photos – Jubilee Magazine

    First Published Photos – Jubilee Magazine

    SOMEBODY UP THERE BELIEVES IN ME (1958)      Before going to join Mike Amberger in San Juan, I had the presence of mind to contact the editor of Jubilee Magazine, a slick Catholic publication that was making a name for itself by giving a head start to several soon-to-be-great photojournalists, not the least of…

  • The Early Years – Part 2

    The Early Years – Part 2

    THE EARLY YEARS – PART TWO (1955-1957) My career as a photojournalist was going nowhere and living at home,  with my family, in The Bronx was beginning to wear upon me. Not only didn’t they have faith in my abilities to succeed as a magazine photographer they were able to monitor my daily failures and…

  • The Early Years – Part 1

    The Early Years – Part 1

    THE EARLY YEARS (1955-1957) When I told my mother that I had decided to become a photographer the first question she asked me was “Yes, but what are you really going to do to earn a living?” And Dad followed up with: “You should take teaching. A teacher will always find a job, wherever you…