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'''Thomas Nathaniel Barham,''' known as '''Jack Barham''' (March 6, 1926 &ndash; September 14, 2018), was a [[photographer]] from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the former long-term photo editor of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'',<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-nathaniel-barham-jack&pid=190325879|title=Thomas Nathaniel "Jack" Barham obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> which ended publication in 1991.

'''Thomas Nathaniel Barham,''' known as '''Jack Barham''' (March 6, 1926 &ndash; September 14, 2018), was a [[photographer]] from [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], the former long-term photo editor of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'',<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-nathaniel-barham-jack&pid=190325879|title=Thomas Nathaniel "Jack" Barham obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> which ended publication in 1991.

Born in West Monroe, 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 with his parents, Edward McIntosh Barham and the former Johnny Brothers, to Shreveport. He graduated from C. E. Byrd High School and attended the [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana, both in Shreveport. Near the end of [[World War II]], he entered the [[United States Coast Guard]], during which he worked in a photo lab on a ship. He also served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] Reserve. He was a combat photographer in the Marines in the South Pacific. He often photographed from a [[helicopter]].<ref name=obit/>

Born in West Monroe, 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 with his parents, Edward McIntosh Barham and the former Johnny Brothers, to Shreveport. He graduated from C. E. Byrd High School and attended the [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana, both in Shreveport. Near the end of [[World War II]], he entered the [[United States Coast Guard]], during which he worked in a photo lab on a ship. He also served in the [[United States Marine Corps]] Reserve. He was a combat photographer in the Marines in the South Pacific. He often photographed from a [[helicopter]].<ref name=obit/>

When he returned to Shreveport, he was called three days later to join the staff at ''The Shreveport Journal,'' at which 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>

When he returned to Shreveport, he was called three days later to join the staff at ''The Shreveport Journal,'' at which 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>