Recent photos of Don
January 5, 2010 | Posted by admin Thank you ever so much to photographer Kip May for forwarding along these very recent photos of Don Belton.
Kip May took a series of pictures of Don on Dec 26, 2009. Don had met with Kip at Kip’s studio to learn how to use his brand new camera, which we imagine he had intended to take to Hawaii with him. Edited to add: according to a friend, Don purchased his camera for a new writing project he was working on. He was going to take pictures and write stories about them.
Don Belton on Dec 26, photo by Kip May
Don Belton, Dec 26, photo by Kip May
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I’m so very glad to see these pictures!
When Don lived in Philadelphia, he took some courses on conventional photography, learning to develop film and print pictures. I used to be a professional photographer, and we talked about photography and practiced various techniques alot that summer. He called me a few months ago to get advice about a digital camera. His primary purpose for the camera was to take pictures of people he interviewed and wrote about. In the days before his death, we had several conversations about the camera. It was exactly like Don to seek out a photographer and ask questions so that he could learn. These pictures are treasures.
I didn’t know him well but I saw him once in a while and he was always very polite and positive. An incredible tragedy, I am shocked. I will pray for him, his family and his friends. God bless him.