'''Sam Abell''' (born 1945) is an American Photographer known for his frequent publication of photographs in National_Geographic. He first worked for National Geographic in 1967. Sam Abell's style resembles a documentary photographer in the sense the he stays in close contact with his subjects but he shys away from complex photography equipment. For efficieny he prefers 28 mm lens, a 90 mm lens two cameras and only one film type. However, on an assigment Sam takes substantial back-up gear including various Leica R(SLR) cameras and lenses ranging from 24 mm-90 mm and 180 mm. Depending on the requirements of the shoot he will use a rangefinder or slr camera. Sam Abell's love of photography began due to the influence of his father who was a Geography teacher who ran a photography club. Abell was the photographer and co-editor for his high school yearbook and newspaper. Abell attended the University_of_Kentucky in Lexington where he was the editor of the Kentuckian_Yearbook. He is also a Teacher, an Artist and an Author. ==References== * Jeffrey, Ian ''et al'' (1997). ''The Photography Book''. London:Phaidon Press Limited. ISBN 0-7148-4488-8 ==External links== *Sam Abell's Photography *National Geographic Biography Abell, Sam Abell, Sam Abell, Sam De:Sam_Abell {{US-photographer-stub}} {{US-artist-stub}}