Thomas Abercrombie (Photographer for National Geographic)

i've had these links for a while, but always forget to post them. Thomas Abercrombie was a photographer for National Geographic Magazine who passed away April 3rd, 2006. Reading these articles, you can see he's been basically all over the globe. however, he's most well known for his articles and photographs from the middle east.

Over the years, he became the magazine's expert on the Arab world, and he was so impressed by Islam that he read the Koran in Arabic and became a Muslim. He made four pilgrimages to Mecca, where he took the first photographs of the city made for the Western world.

Obituary in Washington Post

During his 38 years on the staff, Abercrombie reported as a writer and photographer from Japan and Cambodia, Tibet and Venezuela, Spain and Australia, Alaska and Brazil, and as the first photojournalist ever from the South Pole. But his most significant and enduring contribution surely lies in the 16 articles he produced on the Muslim world between 1956 and 1994

National Geographic Article on Abercrombie (includes photogallery of his work)

Some amazing photography, to say the least... and reading about his life makes you feel like yours has pretty much been uneventful, thus far.

"let me tell you about the day i almost died while hiking in the south pole..."
"no no.. let ME tell YOU about the time i tried to eat 4 cake balls at once!"

EDIT: further research has revealed that he even has a documentary dedicated to him titled "White Tiger: The Adventures of Thomas J. Abercrombie"
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