Bill Jay

Thomas Bertilsson · May 14, 2009

RIP. You will be dearly missed.

With hope that all of his family is OK.

photomc · May 14, 2009

Thanks for the update Bill..

And to Bill Jay, Thanks for every word you shared - we should celebrate your passing by reading and re-reading what you have shared, thousands of people have been lucky you were around. Now it is your time to share with those that went before you - what great discussion there must be, I can't wait.

Robert Brummitt · May 14, 2009

I will have to pull out my books that Bill wrote and reread them. I seen him at a lecture in Portland and thought "WOW, what a life!" Bill, you will be missed.

Eric Rose · May 14, 2009

Wow that sucks! At least he died in his sleep. I just got my Lenswork yesterday and the first thing I did, as I usually do, is go to Bill's peice. I will certainly miss him.

Laurent · May 14, 2009

I read the post here on APUG and first thought "It can't be the same Bill". I'll miss his column.

Fraxinus · May 14, 2009

It's some tribute to Bill that so many people here found 'Endnotes' entertaining and informative - I'm guessing quite a few may not even have been born when he first took over Creative Camera magazine back in the 'swinging 60s', in London (1965 to be precise).

His contribution to the medium of photography is immeasurable; we'll all miss him.

jgcull · May 14, 2009

I'm sorry to hear it. I enjoyed his writing in Lenswork!

ilya1963 · May 14, 2009

Lenswork will not be the same without BILL JAY , it blows my mind that one man can cary so much weight ...he did.

RIP

Jose A Martinez · May 14, 2009

Sad news. I used to read him in some magazine, don't remember, Phototechnics or the like. Since his participation in LensWork I enjoyed his colum and keep my subscription because of him, Brooks Jensen and Maureen Gallagher will have trouble to find someone with the wit of Bill if they plan to keep the "End Notes".

rpsawin · May 14, 2009

Very sad news indeed. I join the rest of you in saying he will be missed and R.I.P.

Bob

Eric Rose · May 14, 2009

Bill lives on: Dead Link Removed

papagene · May 14, 2009

Thanks Eric.

gene

pgomena · May 18, 2009

I had the pleasure of spending a weekend with Bill Jay during an early LensWork workshop on the Oregon Coast. I truly enjoyed his ability to look at photography and photographers from a unique and refreshing perspective. His sense of humor came through in his End Notes column, and I flashed back to the workshop every time I read them. He was one of a kind. I'm sorry to hear that he's gone.

Peter Gomena

Colin Graham · Jun 17, 2009

personal favorite-

Dead Link Removed

VaryaV · Jun 17, 2009

OMG - I didn't know. I enjoyed reading his stuff in Lenswork so much. He was indeed one of a kind. I looked all over a couple years ago for back issues of Creative Camera and could never find any just because I wanted to know more about him.
RIP, Bill, you will be missed by many.

eclarke · Jun 17, 2009

Mike Crawford said:
Looks like his archive is in a good home!
http://www.creativephotography.org/documents/findingAid/AG184Jay.pdf

Thanks for this link, I will also miss his contribution to lenswork...Evan Clarke

VaryaV · Jun 17, 2009

Colin - I just now "got" it - that is hysterical. Thanks for sharing.

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