AL Weber has passed

[Jim Noel]

Al Weber photographer, teacher and friend to thousands passed away in the early morning of Feb 27.
Al was a full time photographer his entire adult life having studied at University of Denver after his stint in the Marine Corps and serving in Korea.He was one of the instructors chosen by Ansel Adams for his Yosemite workshops. He established the photography workshops for Friends of Photography and later for the University of California, Santa Cruz. In 1989 he started the annual Photographers Rendezvous. The attendance to this never sunk below 65 photographers, and at times reached the cut off point of 90. These he continued until age and illness forced him to give it up after 24 years. Throughout the years he continued his life as a Commercial and Fine Art photographer along with his personal workshops.
Al was beloved by many and to say he will be sorely missed is a vast understatement.
God be with you, and Rest in Peace my friend.

Jim

 

[Photo Engineer]

RIP Al. We met several times at the Formulary. He and I had very nice discussions about analog - and digital photography up until he could no longer make that hard trip. We communicated on and off until he could no longer keep up with it.

God Bless.

Ron

 

[benjiboy]

Rest in peace Mr Webber, from another photographer and also former marine.

 

[Rick Rosen]

Al was very special to me; my friend, my mentor and the man who gave me my first opportunity to teach workshops at his Victor School and also introduced me to Ansel Adams. No other photographer has had such a deep impact on my path as an instructor as Al has. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Suzie and his family.