Jim Smestad: A Celebration of His Life Through His Work
@ Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60302
Opening Saturday, October 5th, from 2PM - 5PM
Jim Smestad | Photographer
(1929–2022)
From Worthington, Minnesota to Chicago, Illinois
Jim’s love of photography started as a high school freshman when he picked up his first “Baby Brownie” box camera. While still in high school he started working as a stringer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and The Worthington Globe. He enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War and was part of a classified unit of photographers who provided documentary photography in Korea and Japan.
In 1958 Jim joined United Press International Chicago and was a staff photographer for 30 years until the closing of their photo department in 1989. Four of Jim’s iconic UPI photos are published in Picture This! The Inside Story and Classic Photos of UPI Newspictures. The exhibit reflects a collection of film images both from UPI and personal archives that reflect the everchanging range of assignments of a press photographer.
“Fast lenses, fast films are not always the answer, nor are two or three lights set-up here and there; especially when — sometimes — one light with a homemade remote switch can do wonders.” Jim Smestad 11/2/72
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