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'''Thomas Nathaniel Barham,''' known as '''Jack Barham''' (born March 26, 1926) is a retired [[photographer]] from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the former long-term photo editor of the defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]''.

'''Thomas Nathaniel Barham,''' known as '''Jack Barham''' (born March 26, 1926) is a retired [[photographer]] from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the former long-term photo editor of the defunct ''[[Shreveport Journal]]''.

Born in Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish in North Louisiana into a prominent family which includes two former members of the Louisiana State Senate, Barham became interested in photography as a child when his teacher set up a dark room to show children how to develop prints. After attending elementary school in Oak Ridge, he relocated to Shreveport, graduated from C. E. Byrd High School, and entered the [[United States Coast Guard]] near the end of [[World War II]], during which he worked in a photo lab on a ship. When he returned to Shreveport, he was called three days later to join the staff at the ''Shreveport Journal,'' where he worked for decades under the publishers the senior [[Douglas Attaway]], and the junior [[Douglas Fisher Attaway]], and then Charles Thomas Beaird (1922-2006). Barham said in a 2017 nostalgic interview that he never had to seek employment; prospective employers instead called upon him because of his photographic skills. However, he preferred to remain in Shreveport and therefore rejected offers requiring relocation from the [[Associated Press]] and ''The Houston Chronicle.''<ref name=jackb>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/09/04/beloved-photographer-jack-barham-shares-life-legacy/624756001/|title=Beloved photographer Jack Barham shares life legacy|author=Lex Talamo|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=September 4, 2017|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref>

Born in Oak Ridge in Morehouse Parish in North Louisiana into a prominent family which includes two former members of the Louisiana State Senate, Barham became interested in photography as a child when his teacher set up a dark room to show children how to develop prints. After attending elementary school in Oak Ridge, he relocated to Shreveport, graduated from C. E. Byrd High School, and entered the [[United States Coast Guard]] near the end of [[World War II]], during which he worked in a photo lab on a ship. When he returned to Shreveport, he was called three days later to join the staff at the ''Shreveport Journal,'' where he worked for decades under the publishers the senior [[Douglas Attaway]], and the junior [[Douglas F. Attaway|Douglas Fisher Attaway]], and then Charles Thomas Beaird (1922-2006). Barham said in a 2017 nostalgic interview that he never had to seek employment; prospective employers instead called upon him because of his photographic skills. However, he preferred to remain in Shreveport and therefore rejected offers requiring relocation from the [[Associated Press]] and ''The Houston Chronicle.''<ref name=jackb>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2017/09/04/beloved-photographer-jack-barham-shares-life-legacy/624756001/|title=Beloved photographer Jack Barham shares life legacy|author=Lex Talamo|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=September 4, 2017|accessdate=September 6, 2017}}</ref>

In 1972, Barham traved to [[New York City]] with Attaway, Jr., to view a total eclipse, the phenomenon in which the moon completely blocks out the rays of the sun, which occurred on July 10 of that year. The eclipse lasted two minutes; the two men found their desirable spot for viewing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which links [[Brooklyn]] with [[Staten Island]]. Barham took the pictures, and Attaway wrote the story of the eclipse.<ref>.{{cite web|url=http://www.nauticom.net/www/planet/files/EclipseHistory-Shreveport.html|title=Douglas Attaway and Jack Barham, "Eclipse Splendor: Two Minutes of History," July 28, 1972|publisher=nauticom.net|accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> He also photographed numerous Apollo program space launches. In 1945, he photographed the [[Battle of Okinawa]]. In 1965, he was on hand to photograph a large [[natural gas]] pipeline explosion in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. His photography took him to twenty foreign countries.<ref name=jackb/>

In 1972, Barham traved to [[New York City]] with Attaway, Jr., to view a total eclipse, the phenomenon in which the moon completely blocks out the rays of the sun, which occurred on July 10 of that year. The eclipse lasted two minutes; the two men found their desirable spot for viewing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which links [[Brooklyn]] with [[Staten Island]]. Barham took the pictures, and Attaway wrote the story of the eclipse.<ref>.{{cite web|url=http://www.nauticom.net/www/planet/files/EclipseHistory-Shreveport.html|title=Douglas Attaway and Jack Barham, "Eclipse Splendor: Two Minutes of History," July 28, 1972|publisher=nauticom.net|accessdate=June 13, 2012}}</ref> He also photographed numerous Apollo program space launches. In 1945, he photographed the [[Battle of Okinawa]]. In 1965, he was on hand to photograph a large [[natural gas]] pipeline explosion in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana. His photography took him to twenty foreign countries.<ref name=jackb/>