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M e CI ac I camas P rìnt 5 Feature WEÓNEsdAy, NovEMbER 29, 2000 ew photojournalism teacher brings a lifetime of experience SANDY LUPO Opinion Editor Above: Max Gutierrez, professional photographer and Clacka mas photojournalism instructor, in action at the Washington Park Zoo. Below: The Print chose this photo essay of the playful bear with frisbee, again at the Washington Park Zoo, as one of the series at which Gutierrez excels- fast shooting and steady aim earned Gutierrez UPl's "Photographer of the Year" award for his Mt. St Helens work. Gutierrez free lances and teaches today. Max Gutierrez, Clackamas pho tojournalism instructor, has photo graphed every president of the United States since John F. Kennedy, and was named photog rapher of the year by United Press International, his employer, for his work on Mt. St Helens the year it erupted, 1980. Gutierrez has taught photography since 1972, long before his retire ment from UPI. He uses his own 35mm slides to teach lighting tech niques for the time of day and the time of year, the effects oftelephoto, wide angle or fish-eye lenses; and the use of such gear as polarizing filters and infra red color film. Intiiis class, seeing is learning. Gutierrez has seen a lot, and got ten the pictures. He began his pho tography career with UPI in 1955 in San Francisco, his hometown, with him was something special." UPI sent Gutierrez from Portland to cover the kidnapping of 45 school chil dren and their bus driver outside where he covered the Presidio, the hippie movement and the Vietnam War protests. Portland has been no less excit- ing for this professional since he transferred to the Rose City in 1969. Gutierrez traveled to Alaska when the pipeline was being built, and again when it exploded; he “covered” the Sunshine Mine disaster in Idaho when only two of 95 trapped miners were Fresno, CA; to photograph the DC plane crash at 159* and Bumside; to follow the Rajneeshees in Central Or- egon; to snap Magic Johnson and other great athletes; and to cover the Mt. St. Helens eruption and its after math. “I just shot anything that moved,” he joked. Steve Tank, who makes his living as an aerial photographer, printer and pro cessor, attends the Thursday evening class at Clackamas. “I’ve known Max almost 25 years,” rescued; he photographed Evil Knievel’s unsuccessful attempt to leap the Snake River Canyon; and he spent an evening with President Kennedy at Yosemite National Park, CA. “He offered us coffee and he was a very nice man. (Just) to be in his room ft PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAX GUTIERREZ he said, “ and he is still my inspira tion.” Gutierrez inspires not only with his skill, but also with his ongoing dedi cation to the work he loves. In addi tion to the class at Clackamas, he free-lances photographic assign ments for magazines and newspa pers, works two days a week at Citi zens’ Photo in SE Portland, and teaches photography at the Metro politan Learning Center one night a week. “I found out long ago that if you don’t keep active, you will stagnate,” he remarked. Gutierrez and his wife Carole live in Portland, and share Carole’s hobby of gardening when the photographer is not on assignment They raised eight children, who visit, or whom they visit, whenever possible. Photo Contest hosted by The Clackamas Print "THEME" CLACKAMAi COMMUNITY COLLEGE PEOPLE AND EVENTS •Entry deadline Friday, Feb. 16th • Submit one 4x6 photo to Mike Pollock in room B104 with full name and a short description •Winning photo will be published in the paper •Photos will not be returned
