Linden Ponds showcases AP photographer J. Walter Green
By Robert Doherty
THE ERICKSON TRIBUNE
In his 43 years as a photographer with the Associated Press, J. Walter Green saw it all. His work is so well known, the people of Linden Ponds requested it be put on display, and Green was happy to oblige.
Established in 1846, the AP is the world’s largest and oldest news organization. It serves as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio, and video for more than one billion people every day. For many years, J. Walter Green was in the middle of it.
Nationally known
Green, who moved to Linden Ponds in December of 2004, is a nationally known, award-winning AP photographer. He’s covered Queen Elizabeth, six Olympic games, Apollo 13 and 14, and was a combat photographer in WWII .
Green says he learned photography from his mother. “My mother was an amateur photographer. She taught me how to print and develop pictures. So she started me off,” says Green. “I was just an amateur with pretty good equipment and the opportunity to be a part of good stories.”
Apollo 14
Most would argue that J. Walter Green was no amateur. One of Green’s most memorable photos was when he was covering Apollo 14. “Alan Shepard was the flight commander. I was with his parents up in New Hampshire who were watching him on TV. I was photographing their faces, their reactions from the TV,” says Green. “He’s the one who hit golf balls on the moon. I ended up having a nice chat with him.”