With today’s post I would like to introduce readers to a new Gallery of images that I hope will bring a part of history to life. The Albert Mazo Collection is a gallery of Black and White images taken during World War Two by Albert Mazo as he traveled through the China Burma India theatre of war with the US Army Air Corps.
Who was Albert Mazo you may ask? He was my father and in my opinion, a talented photographer in his own right having learned the art of capturing images from my grandfather, Alfred Mazo.
Albert carried a camera with him wherever he went and that included when he went to war. He captured his fellow soldiers as they went about daily life and of the people he met on the street as he traveled the war zone. Each picture tells a story about a time that most of us have either forgotten or never heard of.
When my mother passed away in 2001, I inherited a large collection of images (prints,negative and slides) from both my father (Albert) and my grandfather (Alfred) which I have decided to share with the world.
The current images that I have posted to the gallery are print scans of people and places in India which were taken by Albert in 1942. As I continue to scan prints and/or convert negatives to digital images, they will be posted to the gallery.
I hope you take the time to visit the Albert Mazo Collection on the Pelletier Island Photography website.
As always I encourage feedback on our image and blog postings.
Until next time ……….
