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'''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.
'''Thomas Nathaniel Barham,''' known as '''Jack Barham''' (March 26, 1926 – September 14, 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>