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Image: Trudy Faber, Judy Reap, Erich Faber

Trudy Faber, Judy Reap, Erich Faber
May 22, 2009
Photo by Ed Wennerstrom

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  • Photography Club
    The SMAC Photo Contest organizers are looking into the possibility of forming a Photography Club. If you are an amateur or professional photographer and would like to get together with others who have similar interests to share experiences, photos or techniques, we would love to hear from you. Please send us an email with your ideas to: smacphoto123@gmail.com
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2009 Photo Show
Photo by Bob Luce

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John Faber Memorial
Photography Contest and Show

The John Faber Memorial Photography Contest and Show is a popular annual Smith Mountain Arts Council event.

The contest draws casual, amateur, and professional photographers from a wide area surrounding Smith Mountain Lake, including Roanoke, Lynchburg, Martinsville and beyond.

16th Annual John Faber Memorial
Photo Contest and Show

The 2010 Photography Contest and Show was held on May 28-31, 2010 at Trinity Ecumenical Parish, Moneta, VA. Over 350 photographs from more than 80 photographers were exhibited. Winners list and more information.

About John Faber

John Faber

Source: 2007 Smith Mountain Eagle article by Rebecca Jackson

  • Renown photojournalist, retired at SML with wife Trudy, passed away in 1993
  • 1950-1983 – served as Eastman-Kodak’s technical and public relations representative to the largest news organizations in the nation.
  • Worked closely with Margaret Bourke-White (first Life Mag cover) as liaison between her and Eastman Kodak
  • 1963 – became the first westerner to interview the Dali Lama. Faber’s photo was used as the Dali Lama’s official portrait for many years.
  • He documented the history of news photography, interviewing the great photojournalists, and compiling the results into a book, “Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them”. Nominated for a Pulizer Prize in 1979.