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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''' (March 26, 1926 – September 2018), was a [[photographer]] from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the former long-term photo editor of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'', which ended publication in 1991.

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, Jr.|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, Jr.|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>

Barham's work has been published by the AP and in ''[[National Geographic]]'' and ''World Book'' encyclopedia. His prints have been recognized by the Louisiana state government, the AP Managing Editors Association, and the Shreveport Historic Preservation Society. He has donated thirty thousand of his photographs to the Noel Memorial Library at Louisiana State University in Shreveport so that the prints will be readily available for generations to come.<ref name=jackb/>

Barham's work has been published by the AP and in ''[[National Geographic]]'' and ''World Book'' encyclopedia. His prints have been recognized by the Louisiana state government, the AP Managing Editors Association, and the Shreveport Historic Preservation Society. He has donated thirty thousand of his photographs to the Noel Memorial Library at Louisiana State University in Shreveport so that the prints will be readily available for generations to come.<ref name=jackb/>

He still resides in Shreveport with his wife, the former Marilynn Pulliam (born July 1937). In 2017, he was battling throat [[cancer]].<ref name=jackb/>

He resided in Shreveport with his wife, the former Marilynn Pulliam (born July 1937). In 2017, he was battling throat [[cancer]].<ref name=jackb/> His death was announced in September 2018.

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