Attached is an article I found in pdonline.com. Although it isn't happy news, I felt that it was interesting because this man lived a full life and has experienced all the different phases of photography up to the present age of photography. He has been a part of the history of what we learned in class in the early 1900's.
Photographer and Filmmaker Tom Hollyman Dies at 89
Photographer and filmmaker Tom Hollyman, a former president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers, died November 14 in Austin, Texas.
He was 89 and died after battling COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to his daughter, photographerStephenie Hollyman.
Trained as a photojournalist, Hollyman specialized in travel photography for many years, shooting for Holiday and Town and Country magazines. He also served as the director of photography for the 1963 movie version of Lord of the Flies.
Thomas Benton Hollyman was born in Denver in 1919. He graduated from Central Missouri State University in 1940 and became one of the first students to earn a Master’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri. From there, he joined the Chicago Bureau of Acme Newspictures, and later became a staff photographer for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
In World War II Hollyman served in the Air Force and was stationed in the Pentagon working on photo intelligence.
After the war, Hollyman joined Holiday Magazine as a staff photographer, working under photo editor Frank Zachery. It was there he met his first wife, fellow travel photographerJean Burnes. Later, working with advertising executive David Ogilvy, Hollyman shot campaigns for Mercedes, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, P & O Orient Steamship company and other accounts.
In the 1960s, Hollyman moved into television, producing educational films, a travel documentary and commercials. In 1963, British director Peter Brook tapped him as director of photography for the movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies, which was produced in Puerto Rico, where Hollyman had moved in 1957.
Hollyman was president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers (now called the American Society of Media Photographers) from 1969 to 1971 and later served on the ASMP President’s Advisory Council and Advisory Board.
He continued shooting photos through the 1990s, and moved to Austin, Texas in 2006.
He is survived by his son, Burnes St. Patrick Hollyman, his daughter Stephenie, and three grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. November 30 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Ave., New York, N.Y.
He was 89 and died after battling COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to his daughter, photographerStephenie Hollyman.
Trained as a photojournalist, Hollyman specialized in travel photography for many years, shooting for Holiday and Town and Country magazines. He also served as the director of photography for the 1963 movie version of Lord of the Flies.
Thomas Benton Hollyman was born in Denver in 1919. He graduated from Central Missouri State University in 1940 and became one of the first students to earn a Master’s degree in photojournalism from the University of Missouri. From there, he joined the Chicago Bureau of Acme Newspictures, and later became a staff photographer for the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
In World War II Hollyman served in the Air Force and was stationed in the Pentagon working on photo intelligence.
After the war, Hollyman joined Holiday Magazine as a staff photographer, working under photo editor Frank Zachery. It was there he met his first wife, fellow travel photographerJean Burnes. Later, working with advertising executive David Ogilvy, Hollyman shot campaigns for Mercedes, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, P & O Orient Steamship company and other accounts.
In the 1960s, Hollyman moved into television, producing educational films, a travel documentary and commercials. In 1963, British director Peter Brook tapped him as director of photography for the movie adaptation of Lord of the Flies, which was produced in Puerto Rico, where Hollyman had moved in 1957.
Hollyman was president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers (now called the American Society of Media Photographers) from 1969 to 1971 and later served on the ASMP President’s Advisory Council and Advisory Board.
He continued shooting photos through the 1990s, and moved to Austin, Texas in 2006.
He is survived by his son, Burnes St. Patrick Hollyman, his daughter Stephenie, and three grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. November 30 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Ave., New York, N.Y.
It is very ineresting to read about all the different ways he was able to apply his craft over the years. It was like he was continuing to evolve along with the profession. The more involved and engaged people are the more they can contribute and make a difference. Sort of makes you wonder if the guys technical input made a difference in any developments. Did you look at his style over the years? Did he change like Stieglitz or continue down one path?
ReplyDeleteHe had to have a long an interesting life as a photographer if he started in the 40's huh? Especially considering some of the assignments he had.
ReplyDeleteI love the image they used of him, showing photos reflected in his glasses.