World-Renowned Aerial Photographer to Speak at Balloon Museum
Former photographer speaks about his world travels
Albuquerque, NM – Albuquerque Balloon Museum is pleased to invite the
public to a special presentation with internationally-known aerial photographer Jay
Miller. Miller’s presentation will focus on his expertise and experience in the field of
aerial photography that will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012.
Co-founder of the International Society for Aviation Photography, Miller has
accrued over 40 years of professional experience as an author, consultant, and publisher
of all things aviation. He is also the recipient of a number of prestigious awards such as
the 2000 George E. Haddaway Award for Contributions to Aviation, the 2005 Harry
Combs Award, and the AWA National Award for Aviation. Although he is not currently a
licensed pilot, Miller has flown in over 70 different types of aircraft, and even owned a
Cessna 120 at one point in his life.
Miller’s enthusiasm for aviation reaches far beyond the cockpit as he recently
completed a very auspicious aviation and aerospace reference library. The library itself
consists of 90,000 plus periodicals, over 700,000 images, and 7, 500 books that date back
as far as 1765 in addition to tons of hardware and artifacts. The entire collection was
acquired by the Aerospace Education Center in Little Rock, Arkansas and today serves as
the core research library for the entire institution. In addition to being a photographer for
Nikon and a movie/film script writer/producer for the “Wings” series, Miller is a wellknown figure in the U.S. aerospace community, and will be on hand to discuss his life’s
work and to provide a greater insight into aerial photography. Visit aviationphoto.org to
learn more about “aviation as seen by photographers”.
Tickets prices for the event are $10 for adults, $8 for students (with school ID),
and $5 for children under the age of 12. The event begins at 2:00p.m.