Robert Cameron (photographer)
Robert Cameron | |
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Born | April 21, 1911 |
Died | November 10, 2009 (aged 98) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | photographer and author |
Known for | published books featuring aerial photographs of cities around the world |
Notable work |
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Robert Cameron (April 21, 1911 – November 10, 2009
Works
Cameron's book style consists of an aerial photograph with text and history of the site and occasionally on the opposing page a historical photo of the same site with text. The books are always all photographic and are primarily of large conurbations. His career began as a photographic journalist for the
- Above San Francisco
- Above New York
- Above Paris
- Above London
- Above Mexico City
- Above Las Vegas
- Above Chicago
- Above Los Angeles
- Above Washington
- Above Seattle
- Above San Diego
- Above Carmel
- Above Mackinac
- Above Yosemite
- Above Tahoe
- Above Alcatraz
- Above Petoskey
- Above Harbor Springs
- Above Makinak Island
In the 1991 film Defending Your Life, Cameron's books can be seen sitting on a coffee table, one of which features the film's fictitious city, Judgement City.
Drinking Man's Diet
Cameron was known for a fad diet he invented known as the Drinking Man's Diet. In 1964, he promoted the diet in his booklet The Drinking Man’s Diet: How to Lose Weight with a Minimum of Willpower.[2] The diet became popular and sold over 2.4 million copies in 13 languages.[2] The Drinking Man's Diet was a low-carb high-fat diet with plenty of meat and alcohol.[2][3][4]
It has been described as a predecessor to the
References
- ^ "Aerial photographer Robert Cameron dies". 2009-11-12.
- ^ a b c d e Tunc, Tanfer Emin. (2018). The “Mad Men” of Nutrition: The Drinking Man’s Diet and Mid-Twentieth-Century American Masculinity. Global Food History 4 (2): 189-206.
- ^ a b c Smith, Laura. (2017). "The Drinking Man’s Diet’ was the 1960s ancestor to Atkins and paleo—and it was a boozy bestseller". TimeLine. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Extreme Diets: Fads and Facts". Medscape. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Dieting: The Drinking Man's Danger". Time Magazine. March 5, 1965.
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