Roy Inman's 'checkered photography career' as he is fond of calling it, has ranged from being a darkroom assistant to photo director of the Kansas City Star Sunday Magazine. And everything in between. Like many a youth of his day, Roy began shooting at age 12 with a Kodak roll film camera, specifically a Baby Brownie that used 127 sized film. He developed the film in trays on his parents' screened-in back porch. The real magic came upon seeing the image appear when small, contact prints were made. It was strictly a warm-weather activity, however, because the...more
