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January 7, 2008
RIP: Herbert "Burt" Keppler - 1925 to 2008
Image courtesy of Popular Photography
A sad milestone in the photo industry has come to pass: Herbert "Burt" Keppler, a beloved figure in the photo industry and most recently the voice of the SLR Column in Popular Photography, passed away this weekend of heart failure. He was 82.
Keppler's career spanned an impressive 57 year era and covered two of the main magazines devoted to consumer shutterbugs - Modern Photography and Popular Photography. Keppler was also one of a handful of Americans to receive Japan's highest award for foreigners, "The Order of the Sacred Treasure - Gold Rays with Rosette" for his contributions to moving that nation's photographic industry forward. Burt will be greatly missed.
Posted by covey22 at January 7, 2008 10:03 PM