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Notecard sale to benefit former photographer
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| Photo by Ron Winn A rain bubble in Moore Park is one the photos that will be part of a new set of notecards from former Herald and News photographer Ron Winn. Proceeds will go the Ron Winn Medical Fund. |
November 4, 2006
A short-lived bubble on a puddle at Moore Park. The illuminated petals of a sunflower. A blurred profile of a sheepdog herding sheep.
These three images and others from former Herald and News photographer Ron Winn comprise the second set of photo notecards produced to benefit Ron after a rare illness forced him to put down his camera. The photographs are taken from his many years of work with the newspaper and from his daily life.
“He always had a camera in his hand,” his wife, Millie, said.
Ron was forced to stop his photography career in 2005 after he developed problems with his eyesight. He also had difficulty holding and focusing his camera.
The symptoms baffled doctors and required a process of elimination to come to his current diagnosis: a form of mitochondrial myopathy, a genetic disorder that affects the mitochondria, or energy producers, of cells. A type of muscular dystrophy, the disorder usually affects children, making Ron's case rare. Ron remembered many of the situations and goals behind his photos on the notecards.
He was working an event at the Klamath County Sports Complex and realized the sunset would be beautiful, thus leading to the card titled “Sports Complex Sunset.”
Another card shows a bubble on top of a puddle created by a raindrop, with an orange leaf below it, the result of searching for an autumn-themed image.
A card with a bird clinging to a berry and snow-laden branch was snapped just outside his home in Klamath Falls.
Millie and Ron said that Ron's inability to practice his passion as much as he did has been hard, but he manages to get out every now and then and snap a few photographs.
They went to the Yacht Club Halloween party Oct. 28 where Ron took several pictures of couples.
The community has been very supportive since his forced retirement, he said, adding that people he doesn't know will come up to him and hug him or shake his hand when he's running errands with Millie.
By TY BEAVER
H&N Staff Writer
New notecards
Ron Winn's photo notecards are available at the Herald and News office at 1301 Esplanade Ave., and at Framing Solutions and Design Gallery, 707 Main St.
The cards come in sets of eight with envelopes. They sell for $10 a set or $25 for three sets. All proceeds will go to the Ron Winn Medical Fund.
A short-lived bubble on a puddle at Moore Park. The illuminated petals of a sunflower. A blurred profile of a sheepdog herding sheep.
These three images and others from former Herald and News photographer Ron Winn comprise the second set of photo notecards produced to benefit Ron after a rare illness forced him to put down his camera. The photographs are taken from his many years of work with the newspaper and from his daily life.
“He always had a camera in his hand,” his wife, Millie, said.
Ron was forced to stop his photography career in 2005 after he developed problems with his eyesight. He also had difficulty holding and focusing his camera.
The symptoms baffled doctors and required a process of elimination to come to his current diagnosis: a form of mitochondrial myopathy, a genetic disorder that affects the mitochondria, or energy producers, of cells. A type of muscular dystrophy, the disorder usually affects children, making Ron's case rare. Ron remembered many of the situations and goals behind his photos on the notecards.
He was working an event at the Klamath County Sports Complex and realized the sunset would be beautiful, thus leading to the card titled “Sports Complex Sunset.”
Another card shows a bubble on top of a puddle created by a raindrop, with an orange leaf below it, the result of searching for an autumn-themed image.
A card with a bird clinging to a berry and snow-laden branch was snapped just outside his home in Klamath Falls.
Millie and Ron said that Ron's inability to practice his passion as much as he did has been hard, but he manages to get out every now and then and snap a few photographs.
They went to the Yacht Club Halloween party Oct. 28 where Ron took several pictures of couples.
The community has been very supportive since his forced retirement, he said, adding that people he doesn't know will come up to him and hug him or shake his hand when he's running errands with Millie.
By TY BEAVER
H&N Staff Writer
New notecards
Ron Winn's photo notecards are available at the Herald and News office at 1301 Esplanade Ave., and at Framing Solutions and Design Gallery, 707 Main St.
The cards come in sets of eight with envelopes. They sell for $10 a set or $25 for three sets. All proceeds will go to the Ron Winn Medical Fund.
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Stephanie Patterson Southwell wrote on Oct 4, 2008 6:19 PM:
" I came across this article and find it very interesting. My grandad was the "Southwell" in Southwell & Stilwell :) My dad and uncles were raised in Klamath Falls until they moved to the Portland area. "
Margaret wrote on Apr 29, 2008 11:19 AM:
" It appears the two negative reader comments are associated with the wrong article, as they do not seem to relate. It's unfortunate they are appearing after reading such a nice article about this concert. "
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