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Russell Springs | BTS

by Unknown Photographer
Larry Nighswander, faculty, looks at contact sheets. Nighswander is Illustrations editor for National Geographic. Photo by Larry Powell
Dave Labelle talks with participant during the workshop. Photo by Matthew Brown
Dave Labelle keeps a watchful eye on students shooting in downtown Jamestown. Photo by Larry Powell
Dave Labelle talks with colleague Jack Corn – both faculty members in 1988.
Laura Hussar, a participant at the Workshop, shoots her subject. Photo by David LaBelle
Laura Hussar, a participant at the Workshop, shoots her subject at Miller’s Store. Photo by David LaBelle
1988 group photo.
Jack Corn, left, faculty member at WKU, talks with Larry Nighswander, right. over looking Jamestown Marina.
Left – Right – Peter Tvarkunas, Canon rep, MaryAnn Lyons, Courier Journal, Larry Nighswander, National Geographic, Mike Morse, WKU, Bill Luster, Courier Journal, Jack Corn, WKU and David LaBelle, WKU. Photo by Unknown
Left – Right – Peter Tvarkunas, Canon rep, MaryAnn Lyons, Courier Journal, Larry Nighswander, National Geographic, Bill Luster, Courier Journal, Mike Morse, WKU, Jack Corn, WKU and David LaBelle, WKU.
Left – Right – Larry Powell, unknown, Hal (Lawrence) Smith, Peter Tvarkunas, Canon, MaryAnn Lyons and Bill Luster of the Courier Journal, unknown.
Left – Right – David LaBelle, Bill Luster, MaryAnn Lyons, unknown, Peter Tvarkunas, Larry Nighswander.
Left – Right – Participants Amy Deputy and Matthew Brown talk with WKU faculty member and workshops coach Jack Corn.
Left – Right – Labbies Omar Tatum and Scott Miller
Dave Labelle talks with participant during the workshop.
Marry Ann Lyons and Jack Corn, faculty advisors for workshop looking at contacts in Russell Springs in 1988. Lyons is a staff photographer at the Louisville Courier-Journal; Corn is director of photo at Chicago Tribune. (Photo by Larry Powell)
Jack Corn talks with Larry Powell (silhouette) during the workshop.

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