by Doug Nichols | Jan 8, 2015 | Blog Post, Coaches, Tronchet, Louis |
I’ve been fascinated with Generoso Pavese since first finding his picture in an antique store many years ago. Looking at it, I can’t resist the tug on my brain that makes me wonder about the comparison between fencers and other prize fighters like boxers and...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 6, 2015 | Blog Post, Doug's Stories |
Nickolas Muray Photographer, Fencer, Medal Designer One of the first external jobs undertaken by the WCFA was documenting the collection of Halberstadt Fencers Club in San Francisco. Halberstadt is one of, if not the oldest fencing clubs on the West Coast. The...
by Doug Nichols | Jan 1, 2015 | Blog Post, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Marx, Bob, Marx, Michael, Massialas, Greg, Nonomura, George, Tournaments, Tournaments 1971-1980 |
I had two rolls of 35mm film, 36 exposures each, and was using a borrowed camera. Never having shot a fencing tournament before, I didn’t have much clue as to what was best to capture. I knew I couldn’t use a flash, so I’d have to be steady. Also had to expect the...
