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Ed Kim was photo editor at National Geographic; here he's shown with the nifty (then new) Leicaflex with motor drive and the 400mm Telyt lens. Partially shown is University of Missouri photojournalism student Harriet Goldberg. Bronica S-2, normal lens, Tri-X, Diafine

Editor-in-chief of the National Geographic until 1990, Wilbur E. Garrett spent more than a generation as one of the leading lights in photojournalism. His son, Ken, is currently a photographer for the Geographic.

In less than a decade, Arthur Goldberg was secretary of labor in the Kennedy administration, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Olympus OM-1, 200mm Zuiko, Tri-X, D-76 1:1

A close friend of Richard Nixon, Rabbi Baruch Korff was known as "the president's rabbi," and advised Nixon during the months that led to the president's resignation. Leica M-4, 50mm Summilux, Tri-X, D-76 1:1

A lieutenant general in the Israeli Defense Force, Lahat went on to be mayor of Tel Aviv. Leica M-2, 90mm Summicron, Tri-X, D-76 1:1

One of the most colorful politicians in a state famous for such, John Lomelo Jr. was mayor of the City of Sunrise, Florida, from its establishment as a city no longer owned by its developer to his conviction for having shaken down developers. A personable fellow fond of singing "My Way" in local watering holes, he floated a revenue bond issue to build a theater in the (ultimately successful) hope that Frank Sintra would perform in Lomelo's town. Lomelo had a door disguised as a bookcase in his office, but he did not have a huge bump on his noggin. That was an item on the shelf behind him, and it went unnoticed until the picture appeared in the newspaper. Rollei 35, Tri-X, D-76

The patrarch of the spice business run by his children, Bill Penzy and his wife owned the Spice House in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Three years after this picture was taken, Mr. Penzey began his walk home and fell down dead. He was, all who met him surely agree, a remarkable fellow.

Renowned for her whimsical and popular cat sculptures, Mary Dewey works on one in her southeastern Ohio studio.

The portrait artist in his studio. Mamiya 645, normal lens, Tri-X, Microdol-X 1:3