Section 2: Creating Romance for a Steely SubjectUsing Light to Tell the Story

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B-25J Miss Mitchell | Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec

It was a photographic project that simply wasn’t in the budget. Neither the time nor capital was available, but like so many times over my career, we just did it. Sharon, our son Jake, and I were in Dayton, OH in 2012 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, 18 April 1942, and honor those fearless young men who struck the Japanese heartland, shaking their beliefs, while giving the US public a shot in the arm. With the age of the survivors, it was a huge celebration encompassing many days around ...

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