Bill Curtsinger
Bill Curtsinger was born in Philadelphia, grew up in southern New Jersey, and moved to Maine in 1971. He attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and Arizona State University in Tempe. He was a member of the elite Navy Photo Unit, Atlantic Fleet Combat Camera Group based at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, from 1967 to 1970. He graduated from U.S. Navy Dive School in Key West, Florida, Navy Parachute School in Lakehurst, New Jersey, and attended various U.S. Navy Flight Crew training units in the Norfolk area. For almost four years he traveled the world on special assignments for the Commander In Chief, Atlantic Fleet, and his CO the great Gerry Pulley. He won several awards with his coverage of carrier flight operations and Naval aviation. He qualified to fly in the F-4 Phantom and A-6 Intruder to carry out his photo assignments. He was made an honorary member of the world famous Red Rippers, VF-11, for his photography of the squadron including the first color front and back covers in Naval Aviation News. He has been a freelance photographer since leaving the U.S. Navy in November, 1970.
His editorial work has focused on underwater, natural history, marine archaeology, environment and wildlife subjects. Bill's photographs and essays have been published in every major magazine worldwide. He has photographed thirty-three articles and six cover stories for National Geographic Magazine. His most recent of seven books, Extreme Nature, is a 400 page photographic retrospective which was published in October of 2005. The University of New England Art Gallery in Portland, Maine mounted a solo retrospective of his work coinciding with the book's publication.
Bill resides in Port Townsend, Washington.
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