04.09
BY GERD LUDWIG
The Photo Society
In a continuation of my conversations with former National Geographic Directors of Photography, I have asked Richard Clarkson to share his experiences at the helm of the photography department.
Tribute to Rich Clarkson and Reunion of his Topeka Capital-Journal Photography Staff
BY GERD LUDWIG
The Photo Society
In a continuation of my conversations with former National Geographic Directors of Photography, I have asked Richard Clarkson to share his experiences at the helm of the photography department.

Rich Clarkson and Jeff Jacobsen were together this weekend in New Orleans to photograph the NCAA Final Four tournament. This was Clarkson’s 57th Final Four and Jeff Jacobsen’s tenth.
Clarkson, “the legendary Final Four photographer,” was featured in a “CBS This Morning” profile.
The Jayhawks lost to the Wildcast in the championship game,67-59.
— Photograph by LAURA JACOBSEN