Ruth Bernhard has died at the age of 101. John Sexton sent this out yesterday morning.
"Those of you who knew Ruth will understand completely when I say that Ruth was truly one-of-a-kind. People who did not know her firsthand can find her inspiration in the legacy of photographs she leaves behind. Ruth's career in photography spanned more than seven decades. Her photographs always seemed to be ahead of their time. Along with her amazing talent as a photographer, Ruth was a gifted teacher. I first met Ruth in 1974 when I was a student at a small workshop she conducted in Southern California. From that very first experience, I knew that Ruth was an exceptional person. I feel privileged to have known her over these many years. With Ruth's passing a bright light in the world of photography has been dimmed— but only temporarily. Ruth's photographs will shine with great luminosity, and beauty far into the future. Rather than try to describe more fully what Ruth was about, I thought I would include some of her words— Recipe For A Long and Happy Life— which she presented to all the attendees at both her 90th and 100th birthday celebrations. I believe there is wisdom to be found in Ruth's words. You can find Ruth’s recipe below. In addition, here are links to articles about Ruth’s rich life that appeared in the December 19th San Francisco Chronicle http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/12/19/ BAG8JN28GN1.DTL and the December 20th Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me- bernhard20dec20,1 ,5836483.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california&ctrack=1&cset=true Many will miss Ruth (including Anne and me), but no one will forget her. As Ruth said many times, she is now “flying with the angels.” I think the angels will soon be seeing things with new eyes! Here’s to you Ruth, John" -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

