Andrew Davidhazy, Professor Imaging and Photographic Technology Rochester Institute of Technology 70 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623 ph: (585) 475-2592, fx: (585) 475-7750, em: andpph@rit.edu web: www.rit.edu/~andpph Figure in motion recorded with an improvised digital equivalent of a strip film camera used in peripheral or "rollout" photography mode. Technique details available in this article

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see more photographs at "exhibits" page in my website.

You can get an idea of the kinds of things I do on a daily basis by taking a look at my latest annual self-report or the one from 2000 or 1999 or the one from 1998. To find out more about the students, faculty and program I work with on a daily basis just select Imaging and Photographic Technology to go to this unique program's Web site. Or, press Photo Tech News for news of departmental activities, visitors, etc. or, for an informal, public, online meeting place choose Techs Bulletin Board. And for "general" information select Admissions to request an official catalogue describing all the photography related programs available. On a lark, I also put together an unofficial SPAS faculty/staff Phonebook including e-mail addresses as well.

I've had a long-term association with the Technical Photography Student Association, an organization representing all the students within the IPT program. To find out what I think about the group here is a file that I wrote about TPSA some time ago. I also try to stay in touch with both current students and graduates of the program. Select friend's websites for links to some of their pages.

Why Tech? is a brief note explaining why I think the IPT program attracts and prepares students for careers in the photo/imaging field. If you might like to transfer into the Imaging and Photographic Technology program (something I would obviously recommend!) choose Transfer . On the other hand, if you are a possible employer of these students for coop/intern or full time positions check out the Student's Files webpage with links to some student's resumes.

Or choose HS/TL for an article describing in detail my High Speed/Time Lapse course or select course outlines for detailed descriptions of this and most of my other courses.

A fun project was the making of photographs during the January 2000 total lunar eclipse. To read about this and see a couple of the resulting photographs just choose eclipse!

One of my principal areas of professional activity over the years has been the "field" of photoinstrumentation. Under this umbrella title are included such topics as high speed photography, schlieren and shadowgraph photography, ballistic photography and stroboscopy, and many other applications of photography where one needs to not only operate under hazardous conditions but is often required to produce photographs from which quantitative information will be extracted. In August of 2000 several of these photographs appeared in a book titled Out of Sight and an extensive article appeared in the Italian science magazine Newton. In January 2001, American Photo OnCampus carried a little spread as well. In May 2001 a couple of my stroboscopic photos appeared in Veja magazine in Brazil and in March/April 2002 my photograph appeared on the cover of Fotomundo in Argentina and an article on digital stroboscopy inside.

On the left is an image of a supersonic bullet in free flight sporting its "shock wave" and visualized in a schlieren system. Select the thumbnail image to see a larger version or click on bullet animation to see this action in motion as recorded with a Beckman and Whitley Dynafax camera at 10,000 pictures per second. On the right is a 1/10 millisecond photograph of the impact of a drop on a pool of water. Choose splash animation to see it in motion!

My long term interest has been the field of scanning or strip photography. This started in the mid-60's and extends to this day. Applications include panoramic, peripheral, photofinish, and other derivatives of an "ingenious" approach to image-making. I made the photo below with an improvised digital camera. Select improvised digital camera or choose infrared imaging with digital cameras to see a couple of examples of what I am working on at the moment.

Choose Free Traveling Exhibitionto learn about a small collection of peripheral portraits I have on worldwide tour. This low-cost, low-tech (high novelty!) exhibition has now been shown in places like Little Angels Gallery in California, the ITSON school and the University of Mexico at Obregon in Mexico, at Clemson University, in Sao Paulo, Panama, Chicago, etc.

During the last few of years I have devoted much effort and many hours to setting up and overseeing the smooth running of a photo/imaging mail list known as the PhotoForum, whose membership numbers about 650 addresses worldwide. I am also the listowner of a Spanish language photography mail list called Fotored, the listowner of the Photohist-L photographic history mail list and the coordinator of SPIE's High Speed Photography forum. I also help out The Photographic Historical Society in Rochester as board member and Internet "liaison"!.

I am very fortunate to have been associated, both as a student and a colleague, with some of the best photography instructors around. They are true "giants" and you will find some of their names listed as authors of important books connected with photography and photographic education. On June 30, 2000 I went to the monthly lunch meeting of the "locals" and made some cool snapshots. In the early 1980s Dr. Les Stroebel made some faculty portraits and at the time I was interested in 3D photography.

I have a few small Exhibits of Photographs available. Here you will find examples of high speed, panoramic, peripheral and schlieren photography and other specialized techniques. The Phoenix Process is highlighted in a couple of exhibits. You can read more about this novel process and many other unusual applications (such high speed flash photography and "conical peripheral photography" as shown in the small images at the top of this page) by checking the Articles file that also includes writings by friends and several present and past teaching colleagues.

Recently I had an exhibition of my Peripheral Portraits, some modified with the Phoenix Process, on exhibit at the Club Fotografico de Mexico, located in Mexico City. While the real exhibit has closed, choosing Exhibit will allow you to see some of the work that was on display.

On a really lazy day in 1994 I founded the PPIC, a worldwide net of expert investigators whose specialty is the debunking of claims of psychic events, paranormal activities, unexplainable phenomena or imminent invasion by extraterrestrials based on photographic evidence. On the other hand, I have also dealt with more serious forensic authentication matters in cases such as the President Kennedy assasination and the OJ Simpson case as seen here.

For a bit of background maybe you want to check out my life history and see my resume, such as it is. For a "pictorial review" you can see me in about 1943, or 1946, or with my mother and brother in 1948, or by myself in 1949, or on my horse, Blanquito, in 1952, in 1954 or by myself in 1956 or in Necochea with my buddies or on the beach with my parents in 1957. Alone in 1963 and 1975. Or, see me in 3-D! (parallel view) in 1994, and to bring you up to date these are from 1996 and from 1998 and 2001. Finally, see me with "Doc" Edgerton, a favorite teacher (although I never had him for a class) or, to catch a glimpse of one of my favorite cities, check out a panoramic photograph I made in Buenos Aires around 1978!. Make sure to scroll it to the right since it is rather long.

You may be interested in a short story of my trip to Argentina during August in 1996. Or, a report about a July 1998 2 week visit to Tanzania's Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks.

On the right is (to the best of our information at this time) the Davidhazy "clan" crest. In case you are wondering, their origins are Hungarian. Selecting the thumbnail will take you to a small website where you can find those members of this group who are most closely related to me. And on another personal note, here's a picture of two of my "kids". These asterisks (* and *) are pictures of my older son and this is a link to Andrew's website!. Jennifer married Memet in 1999. Here is the happy couple and here is Jennifer with Andy. Oh, and this was the arrival of the first of 8 grandchildren. While at Jennifer's wedding, my sister and brother and I and our spouses got to spend some time together. Here's Sue with one of her favorite horses (and this is her website) . Sometimes I get to round up the herd! This was Sue on the Oak Orchard with our son Cameron when he was 3 and here he is at 17 .

While in Argentina my father owned a shipyard and made a small fleet of 13 foot Quequen-class sailboats he designed. Later, in Seattle, he designed (and seen here with him at the helm) what I think is a classic, the 20 foot Heritage. A few dozen of these were made. Here is my sister Minka with our father in Budapest on his 90th birthday in photo one and photo two.

Remembering earlier times when our family was all together and living in Seattle, here are photos from the early 1980's of my mother Gabriella, close-up and full-length, and one of my little sis and father. I also have a photograph of one of my grandfathers Petracsek Josef and am working on getting the rest of my grandparents' photos here.

In the mid-1970's 3 friends of mine and I got together and made fiberglass versions of the Quequen class sloops. To this date I put mine on a trailer and go sailing on Ontario. Sue often comes along, here on Consesus lake and here on Lake Ontario in 2002. She actually likes fishing more and catching the really BIG ones! And here is Sue and me in Dec. 2000 and at home at breakfast, followed by an indoor panorama and here is a winter 2001 view out the back and the front of our home in Honeoye Falls.

Finally, here is my list of Web sites for Photo/Imaging Technologists with many thanks to all who contributed to it.

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Choose Imaging and Photographic Technology to learn more about the Department and students I work with or click HERE! to request more information about it. Finally, this is a link to the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at RIT.

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