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If you can picture in your mind the movie "The Jerk", you'll know how I felt when I was asked to display some of my photography for a year. "What? You want to see MY work? Well, O.K...." So, here I am. And as long as I'm going to be around for the next year, you may as well know a little something about me. I'm 32, the youngest of five and am a native of New York. My dad, Dan Lent, was a Air Force guy and as a result, we moved quite a bit in my growing years. In retrospect, I think that this was a good thing because It's taught me to never meet a stranger. This, as you may have guessed, is an invaluable tool when it comes to photojournalism. So, anyway, we lived in New York, Delaware, Europe, Florida and Alabama when I was growing up. Do you remember that one teacher you had in school that changed your entire outlook on things? Well, mine was a lady in Montgomery, Alabama named Lois Norman. I'll never forget her simply because she showed me that being on the school newspaper was actually a cool thing to do. I learned a lot from her and credit her for sparking my interest in journalism. I've never thanked her for this and now is my opportunity to do so publicly... I graduated from high school in Niceville, Florida and attended the photojournalism program at the University of South Florida in Tampa and worked at newspapers in Destin, Florida; Winter Haven, Florida; Talladega, Alabama and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I have, since my earliest days in journalism, contributed to the Associated Press and because of this, have been published in just about every major newspaper in the country. I've also been given assignment work from newspapers such as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Detroit Free Press and the Los Angeles Times. I'm currently married to the former Kristi Grayson and we have a little boy- who is the apple of our eyes- named Grayson Boyd Lent. He's 2 and is at that cute-but-is-getting-into-everything stage. Still, we love him just the same. I got out of the newspaper business right after getting married and am now working as a "Digital Imaging" person for a large construction company in Tuscaloosa called McAbee Construction. It's been a big change and has taken a lot of getting used to. But, I'm glad that I made the switch and have never regretted the move. I love my work and couldn't ask for a better group of people to work around. Currently, my tasks are to photograph (video and still photography), complete all 3-D animations, write, design and layout all company publications and whatever else needs doing. It's a lot of fun and I feel fortunate to be in such a great job. Well, I guess that's about all. Thanks for stopping by the site and come back soon. There's a lot of talent on these pages and I feel fortunate to be in such a talented group of peers. |
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Behind
the Viewfinder - A Year in the Life of Photojournalism |
