Allan Detrich

Allan Detrich is an American professional photographer. He is a native of Attica, Ohio, and attended the Ohio Institute of Photography in Dayton, Ohio. In 1998 his photo-essay "Children of the Underground" made it to the finals of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. [cite news |first=Ron |last=Winslow |title=Toledo Blade's Detrich Resigns Over Digitally Altered Photograph |url=http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2007/04/toledo03.html |work=News Photographer magazine |publisher=National Press Photographers Association |date=2008-04-09 |accessdate=2008-05-12 ] [ [http://www.allandetrich.com/children.htmb Children of the Underground] ] In 2002 his photograph of a tornado in Tiffin, Ohio was chosen by Time magazine as one of their "Best Photos of the Year." [ [http://www.time.com/time/yip/2002/nature/8.html Best Photos of the Year] Time magazine 2002 Year in Pictures]

Detrich worked at the "Toledo Blade" from 1989-2007. He left the "Blade" in April 2007 when it was discovered that he had digitally altered a photo that was published on the front page of the March 31, 2007 edition. A subsequent investigation revealed that he had digitally altered and submitted 79 photos during the first 14 weeks of 2007, 58 of which ran either in the "Blade" or on its website. [cite news |first=Ron |last=Royhab |title=A basic rule: Newspaper photos must tell the truth |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070415/NEWS08/704150316/-1/NEWS |work= |publisher=ToledoBlade.com |date=2008-04-15 |accessdate=2008-05-12 ] Since leaving the "Blade" he has been working as a freelance photographer [ [http://www.allandetrich.com Allan Detrich Homepage] ] and in the motion picture industry. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2821550/ IMDB] ]

Since 1998 Detrich has been active as a "storm chaser." He spends several weeks each summer studying and photographing tornadoes in the American Great Plains with other enthusiasts. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tornado/chase2001/2001-06-18-chase-paper.htm#more The thrill of the chase, the fury of the storm] "USA Today"] [ [http://www.allandetrich.com/storm.htm Stormchasing] ] He is also known as a collector of and an expert on the Diana camera. [ [http://www.lomography.com/diana/theory/experts/allan-detrich Allan Detrich] ] [ [http://www.lomography.com/diana/theory/detrich-collection Detrich Collection] ]

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External links

* [http://www.allandetrich.com allandetrich.com] Detrich's homepage.
* [http://detrichpix.typepad.com/allandetrich_picturethis/ Moving Pictures: a Blog about Life and Weather] Detrich's blog.