Tom Swan
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Happily Retired from the National Park Service |
| Location | Beautiful Sonoma County, California |
| Introduction | Born in San Francisco in 1937, I grew up in San Francisco and Marin County, and attended San Francisco State University. While in college, my area of concentration within my major was photography, and I studied with Jack Welpott, a well know West Coast photographer. During the summers while in school, I worked for the concessionaire in Yosemite National Park. As a result, I chose working for the National Park Service as a career, and was stationed at Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico; Tonto National Monument, Arizona; Muir Woods, California; Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia; Death Valley, California; Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts; and Point Reyes. In 1983, I transferred to Yellowstone National Park, and retired from the Park Service in 1992. Being fortunate enough to live in these beautiful areas, I was able to develop my skills as an amateur photographer. Since I returned to California, I have visited and photographed 200 vineyards and wineries in both Napa and Sonoma counties, and taken numerous photographs at Point Lobos State Reserve in Monterey County. |
| Interests | Yosemite, Carlsbad Caverns, Tonto National Monument, Muir Woods, Cape Cod, Point Reyes, Yellowstone, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Point Lobos, Monterey, British Victorian military history, Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Brett Weston, Harpers Ferry, Death Valley, photography, Tom Bopp, Custer's Last Stand, Sir Harry Flashman |
| Favorite Movies | Tombstone, Zulu Dawn, Zulu, Breaker Morant, Charge of the Light Brigade, Four Feathers, Khartoum, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Man who would be King, Royal Flash |
| Favorite Music | Classical, Ragtime |
| Favorite Books | Flashman Series, OZ books, Eragon Series |