Just a Good Conversation: Bruce Chambers Part 2

Bruce Chambers is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth. Husband of Carole since 1981. Father of Ian, David, and Colin. Grandfather (“Dude”to them) of Delaney, Rhys, Braxton, and Isla. Community Pastor at VOX Christian Community, Orange County, CA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, California (2013-present). Newspaper photojournalist (1979-2014). Pacific Crest Trail thru-hiker (2001-2019). Avid gardener. Explorer of backroads. Boulder collector. Introvert. People pleaser (in recovery). Unemployed, yet not accepting the label of retired. In denial.

When Bruce was 25-years-old (1981), he moved across the United States to Rochester, NY, to work for the Gannett Rochester Newspapers. He worked on a staff of talented photographers, who had the task of providing images for the city’s two, morning and evening edition, newspapers. Since the papers didn’t want to run the same images, there was a strong need for fresh wild art and multiple strong images from the top stories of the day. My photo boss, Dick Sroda, told me he expected two pieces of wild art every day, in addition to my assignments. Being the rule follower, he was then, he complied. That discipline, learned early on, made my career joyful as I challenged myself, every day, to “find” images that would interest my readers.