From: Greg Schmitz (gws1@columbia.edu)
Date: 08/12/02-11:57:44 PM Z
Copyright 2002 Associated Press
Associated Press Online
August 12, 2002 Monday 9:54 PM Eastern Time
SECTION: DOMESTIC NEWS
LENGTH: 297 words
HEADLINE: Photographers Killed in Plane Crash
DATELINE: BISHOP, Calif.
BODY:
Nature photographers Galen and Barbara Rowell, whose works were published in
National Geographic, Outside and many books, were killed in a plane crash in the
eastern Sierra Nevada.
The twin-prop Aero Commander went down early Sunday morning about two miles
south of Bishop Airport, said Inyo County sheriff's Deputy Paul Baldwin.
The pilot, Tom Reid, 46, and another passenger, Carol McAfee, both of Bishop,
also died in the crash, according to the Inyo County coroner's office.
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National
Transportation Safety Board were at the scene Monday, but no details on the
cause of the crash were released.
The Rowells had been returning from a photo workshop in the Arctic, said
Kevin Calder, an employee at the couple's gallery, Mountain Light Photography.
They moved their gallery and home to Bishop - about 230 miles north of Los
Angeles - about 18 months ago after years in the San Francisco Bay area, he
said.
Galen Rowell, 61, was the author of 18 books of photography and his pictures
appeared in such magazines as Audubon, Outdoor Photographer and Sports
Illustrated.
"It's one thing to take a pretty picture, but he was able to bring back
pictures that gave you a feel for the land, a feel for the expedition," said
Kent Kobersteen, director of photography for National Geographic. "They
communicated emotionally and verbally."
Barbara Rowell, 54, was a photographer, pilot and former director of public
relations for The North Face Inc., the outdoor clothing company. She was also
president of their gallery.
The couple had returned to California on a commercial flight to Oakland, then
boarded the charter flight to Bishop, about 210 miles to the east.
On Mon, 12 Aug 2002, Jon wrote:
>
> Outdoor photographer has posted on their website front page that they died
> near their home in Bishop, CA.
>
> http://www.outdoorphotographer.com/
>
> Can't find any other news yet. Should be posted tomorrow since it probably
> didn't hit today's deadlines.
>
>
> --- Kerik <Kerik@Kerik.com> wrote:
> > Although this has nothing to do with alt-processes, I assume there are
> > many people on this list that would want to know...
> >
> > Apparently Galen Rowell and Barbara Cushman Rowell were killed in a
> > plane crash yesterday (August 11). I don't have any other details at
> > this point.
> >
> > http://www.mountainlight.com
> >
> > Kerik Kouklis
>
>
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