Allan Detrich is an American

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. He was born in Attica, Ohio, and attended the Ohio Institute of Photography in

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. In 1998 his photo-essay "Children of the Underground" made it to the finals of the

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. In 2002, his photograph of a

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in Tiffin, Ohio during the Veterans Day weekend outbreak was chosen by ''

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'' magazine as one of its "Best Photos of the Year". Detrich worked at the ''

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'' from 1989 to 2007. He left the ''Blade'' in April 2007 when it was discovered that he had digitally altered a photo that was published on the front page of the March 31, 2007 edition. A subsequent investigation revealed that he had digitally altered and submitted 79 photos during the first 14 weeks of 2007, 58 of which ran either in the ''Blade'' or on its website. The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) referred to Detrich as a "serial digital manipulator of news photographs". Since leaving the ''Blade'' he has been working as a freelance photographer and in the

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. Since 1998 Detrich has been active as a " storm chaser". He spends several weeks each summer studying and photographing tornadoes in the American

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with other enthusiasts. He is also known as a collector of and an expert on the Diana camera.
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External links

allandetrich.com
Detrich's homepage.
Moving Pictures: a Blog about Life and Weather
Detrich's blog. {{DEFAULTSORT:Detrich, Allan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Photographers from Ohio Storm chasers People from Seneca County, Ohio