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About the Photographer

Dr. John N. Latta - President/Founder
"With some 30 years enmeshed in technology
the digital camera is an expression of visual freedom. It combines
digital electronics with optics that provides for choice, complexity,
fun and creativity. I also have a passion for travel. Having visited
some 47 countries and all of the continents, planning and getting
to the next adventure is always high on the personal priority
list. With digital photography, travel becomes a means for visual
expression using the images that are taken. Taking pictures and
travel is a means of "collecting experiences" in the
world. Being able to publish and to sell the products from these
efforts is one small measure of conveying the experiences from
the world in a form that others can enjoy."
John Latta has extensive experience in computing technology,
both software and hardware. He has B.E.S., M.S., and PhD degrees
in Electrical Engineering. His early research at the U. of Michigan,
RCA and Bell Labs was in the computer design of holographic optics
systems. His PhD research included the development of the first
program to do ray tracing for design of holographic optical elements.
The program is in commercial use today. His research then moved
to the development of sophisticated image processing and display
systems using minicomputer technology. Later research concentrated
on system integration of large systems and the management of such
projects.
Updated 12/21/01
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