The Inspirg Photography of Jerry Gay - AboutUs

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• JERRY GAY
• JERRY GAY
• FOR RETIREE JERRY GAY, FORMER SEATTLE TIM PHOTOGRAPHER, ’S A QUIET LIFE NOW
• PULZER PRIZE-WNG PHOTOGRAPHER JERRY GAY OF BLAE, WASH., DISCS HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQU DURG A PROFSNAL VELOPMENT PRENTATN TO LOL ARY PHOTOGRAPHERS.
• SLISHOW: A LIFETIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY WH A PSTOP BALLARD, JERRY GAY LEAV BALLARD NEWS-TRIBUNE
• JERRY GAY
• THE INSPIRG PHOTOGRAPHY OF JERRY GAY
• SLISHOW: A LIFETIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY WH A PSTOP BALLARD, JERRY GAY LEAV BALLARD NEWS-TRIBUNE
• FILE:US NAVY 040825-N-1755G-002 NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER JERRY GAY OF BLAE, WASH., DISPLAYS HIS 1975 PULZER PRIZE-WNG PHOTOGRAPH OF FIREMEN RTG AFTER BATTLG A HOE FIRE, SHOT WHILE A STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER WH THE SEATTLE
• NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE
• THE INSPIRG PHOTOGRAPHY OF JERRY GAY
• JERRY GAY

JERRY GAY

Jerry Gay, a Pulzer Prize-wng photographer, says he liv “very simply” and the ups and downs of his life have prepared him not to judge others.

11, 1974, Jerry Gay walked to The Seattle Tim newsroom and was asked by picture edor Jim Heckman to check on an overnight hoe fire Burien, though was likely out. Gay found a smoky scene wh four exhsted volunteer firefighters rtg on a hillsi, ma a few am and returned to the paper.

Known for his dramatic, high-ntrast prts, Gay says “a voice on the si” told him he had somethg special. The photo won the Pulzer Prize — and Gay is the only photographer the history of The Seattle Tim to be award .

JERRY GAY

Gay remas an analog person. The Pulzer Prize-wng photographer Jerry Gay met Ted Bundy several years after the mystery of missg and btally murred women gripped the natn.

FOR RETIREE JERRY GAY, FORMER SEATTLE TIM PHOTOGRAPHER, ’S A QUIET LIFE NOW

In 1977, Gay, who then worked for The Seattle Tim, was allowed accs to Bundy Colorado, where he was ctody on a murr charge.

Gay, who once served as print of the Natnal Prs Photographers Associatn, said he was drivg to a nference when a Seattle Tim reporter asked him to photograph the famo killer. Durg his terview wh HeraldNet, Gay said that durg three hours spent wh Bundy, he didn’t brg up the subjects of murr or pe.

“He knew I worked for The Seattle Tim, ” said Gay, addg that he felt no fear for his safety. I was gettg to know him, so he would feel fortable wh the mera, ” Gay said.

PULZER PRIZE-WNG PHOTOGRAPHER JERRY GAY OF BLAE, WASH., DISCS HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQU DURG A PROFSNAL VELOPMENT PRENTATN TO LOL ARY PHOTOGRAPHERS.

The room was one where an mate might meet wh an attorney, Gay relled. “I told him ‘Thank you, Ted’ and I left, ” Gay said. Years later, Gay said he vised the Taa home of Bundy’s mother and stepfather to give them the photos, but left when Louise Bundy yelled at him to go.

Photographer Jerry Gay pos si his home Everett. Jerry Gay. TOPICS - • Relign • Rpect • Rponsibily • Spirualy JERRY GAY - PROGRAMS 3 R’s of Love: Rpect, Reverence, Rponsibily 3 Words to the Secret of Life: I AM NOW.

JERRY GAY - BIOGRAPHY "At age twelve, I had already cid I wanted to be eher a mister, a photographer or maybe a fireman and maybe even a football star. JERRY GAY - MEDIA. In between the two largely disparate enti, the murr groupi and the nrologilly cur, is the photographer Jerry his imag, as wh the firefighters, Gay had a rponsibily to tell the tth, but also his versn of .

SLISHOW: A LIFETIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY WH A PSTOP BALLARD, JERRY GAY LEAV BALLARD NEWS-TRIBUNE

The power Gay's imag not om how much like Bundy seems to be, but how much like him we all are.

After Gay packed up his stuff and thanked Bundy, the killer was back killg a matter of weeks after another pe. In 1977 photographer Jerry Gay met Ted Bundy the Garfield County Jail Glenwood Sprgs, Colorado. (Jerry Gay).

Photographer Jerry Gay met Ted Bundy several years after the mystery of missg and murred young women gripped the Northwt the mid-1970s. The 71-year-old Gay, who liv Everett, met about a year ago wh Alison O’Brien, a eelance documentary producer for CNN.

JERRY GAY

Gay said he provid about 20 photos of Bundy for the siblg HLN channel’s seri “How It Really Happened, ” which will air the first of a four-part program about the killer at 8 p.

Gay hasn’t seen the pleted project and don’t know which of his photos were ed.

THE INSPIRG PHOTOGRAPHY OF JERRY GAY

Gay took the pictur 1977 Colorado, where Bundy was ctody on a murr charge. Jt weeks after Gay met him, on Dec.

Gay, who then worked for The Seattle Tim, was allowed accs to Bundy after wng a 1975 Pulzer Prize for spot news photography. A Snohomish County native and Edmonds High School graduate, Gay had also worked for The Everett Herald’s Wtern Sun edn om 1968 to 1972.

Ted Bundy was held at the Garfield County Jail Colorado where, 1977, photographer Jerry Gay spent three hours photographg him.

SLISHOW: A LIFETIME OF PHOTOGRAPHY WH A PSTOP BALLARD, JERRY GAY LEAV BALLARD NEWS-TRIBUNE

(Jerry Gay) At the Everett home where he’s now a senr regiver, Gay said Wednday that durg three hours wh Bundy, he didn’t brg up the subjects of murr or pe.

(Jerry Gay) Chillg news reports of a good-lookg man wns said had troduced himself as “Ted” at Lake Sammamish are burned to my memory. Gay, who once served as print of the Natnal Prs Photographers Associatn, said he was drivg to a nference when a Seattle Tim reporter asked him to photograph Bundy ctody Colorado. Photographer Jerry Gay ntributed 20 of his imag of Ted Bundy for HLN’s “How It Really Happened.

Gay liv Everett. (Dan Bat / The Herald) “I told him ‘Thank you, Ted’ and I left, ” Gay said.

FILE:US NAVY 040825-N-1755G-002 NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER JERRY GAY OF BLAE, WASH., DISPLAYS HIS 1975 PULZER PRIZE-WNG PHOTOGRAPH OF FIREMEN RTG AFTER BATTLG A HOE FIRE, SHOT WHILE A STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER WH THE SEATTLE

Years later, Gay said he vised the Taa home of Bundy’s mother and stepfather. Gay hop the program might answer the unanswerable.

”Somehow, anger got to his life, ” Gay said. Bundy ped om the jail only weeks after Jerry Gay took the photos. Jerry Gay, "Iron Lords, " POYi Archive, Item #7656, (accsed Augt 2, 2023).

NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE

Slishow: A lifetime of photography wh a pstop Ballard, Jerry Gay leav Ballard News-Tribune.

Ex-Ballard News-Tribune photographer Jerry Gay beme famo when he took a picture of the volunteer firefighters who had jt fished battlg a fire Burien. Photo by Jerry Gay. For the past year and a half, Jerry Gay has taken ont page photos for the BNT, pturg the image of many of our muny members.

Former Highle Tim eelance photographer Jerry Gay is forever lked wh Burien by one photographic image snapped 39 years ago.

THE INSPIRG PHOTOGRAPHY OF JERRY GAY

It won Gay the Pulzer Prize for news photography 1975.

“I was on the early morng shift at The Seattle Tim, ” Gay told me. At the scene, Gay spotted the four firefighters wh their helmets removed. At ntt-submtg time, Gay was reviewg photos the dark room when around 2 a.

Gay’s was the send one ever for the Tim. “It opened doors, ” Gay admted.

JERRY GAY

The Pulzer wasn’t the only memorable moment Gay’s Tim reer. Gay was locked Bundy’s cell for three hours.

They chatted and Bundy studied legal papers volved wh his se as Gay photographed him. FBI agents vised Gay about three weeks later.

Gay uld travel eely aga. To Gay, Ted was not the most trigug member of the Bundy fay. Gay took some rather nice photos of Bundy down to his parents’ home Taa.