Alfred Gregory
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Born
| Alfred Gregory
(
1913-02-12
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12 February 1913
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Died
| 9 February 2010
(2010-02-09)
(aged 96)
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Occupation(s)
| Mountain climber, explorer, photographer
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Spouse
| Sue Gregory
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Alfred Gregory
FBIPP
,
FRPS (Hon)
(12 February 1913 – 9 February 2010)
[1]
was a British mountaineer, explorer and professional photographer. A member of the
1953 British Mount Everest Expedition
that made the first ascent of
Mount Everest
, he was in charge of stills photography and, as a climbing member of the team, reached 28,000 feet (8,500 metres) in support of the successful
Hillary-Tenzing
assault on the summit.
[2]
[3]
Early life
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Gregory was educated at
Blackpool Grammar School
. Before
World War II
he climbed extensively in the
Lake District
of
England
,
Scotland
and the
Alps
, and during the 1940s he led several new routes in Britain. During the war he was an officer in the
Black Watch
, serving in
North Africa
and
Italy
. In 1952 he joined
Eric Shipton
’s
Cho Oyu expedition
and during the 1950s he led several expeditions to
Rolwaling
and the
Gauri Sankar
massif, where 19 peaks were climbed and a plane table survey was made, and to
Ama Dablam
,
Distaghil Sar
, the
Karakoram
and the
Cordillera Blanca
in
Peru
.
[3]
Photography
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For 20 years he worked freelance for
Kodak
UK, lecturing on photography and presenting his pictures to large audiences throughout Britain and
Europe
.
He spent a lifetime travelling on photographic assignments around the world and his pictures were regularly syndicated to 35 countries. Along with his wife Sue he produced many photojournalistic picture stories through the Tom Blau Camera Press News Agency in London. His work has been exhibited throughout Britain, France, Belgium, America, Africa, Poland and Australia.
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In 2002 they held a joint exhibition at the 80 Gold Street Gallery, in
Collingwood, Victoria
, with photographs of 'Walls, Doors and Windows'.
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Death
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Gregory died "peacefully in his sleep" on 9 February 2010 in
Emerald, Victoria
, where he spent the last 15 years of his life with wife Suzanne. He was three days shy of his 97th birthday.
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Publications
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- The Picture of Everest
(1953)
- Alfred Gregory’s Everest
(published for the 40th anniversary of the first ascent)
- Blackpool: a Celebration of the 60s
- Alfred Gregory: Photographs from Everest to Africa
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