Terry
Deglau, a current resident at Redstone Highlands Communities in Greensburg, PA,
has been a notable photographer for many years. Terry had a long career with
his father’s company, Kodak, and then he began his own business. Terry’s father
and grandfather taught him photography at a very young age and he sold his
first photograph when he was only 8 years old in Latrobe, PA. He worked at his
father’s photography business for 20 years before he was hired by Eastman Kodak
in 1985. During this time, Terry photographed over 1400 weddings and he would
take 3000 senior photos annually.
Terry would go on to take many famous photos throughout
his career like the photograph of the United Nations in 2000. The photograph
was featured in the encyclopedia, which Terry said “Was a great accomplishment
for him and his career.” It took him 6 months to prep for the photograph and he
said “It was one of the best experiences of his life.” He had many other
photographs that became fampous like one of Arnold Palmer, Mr. Rodgers, Yellowstone,
and he took an amazing photo titled “Photo of the Century” in 2000 for then
Governor Rendell.
Even though Terry’s work was gaining
popularity, he was a very humble person. He volunteered as often as he could
and traveled around the world lecturing about photography to help others
succeed. He would take photos at many organizations that could not pay him for
his work, but he would do it out of the good of his heart. One particular
project that he volunteered to do was at Gettysburg. He photographed the
battlefield from morning to night obtaining many amazing photographs. Terry had
lectured in over 45 different countries throughout his career. Helping others
to learn about photography and being able to display his amazing work.
Today, Terry Deglau can be found still lecturing at Redstone Highlands and blogging every Sunday.
His blog is called A Creative Mind is a Moving Target. This blog is an
outlet for Terry to show beautiful photographs and provide commentary for them.
