Russell Munson’s first pictures taken at age 12 with the family Kodak were of airplanes. The love of airplanes led him to the love of photography, and he combined his two passions from then on. After graduating from East High School in Denver, Colorado, Munson received a B.A. degree from Yale University with a major in Graphic Design. Following college he moved to New York City, worked for a leading advertising photographer, spent two years in the Army where he learned to fly in the Ft. Leavenworth Army Flying Club, after which he became a Teaching Fellow in Photography at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. At the completion of his fellowship, Munson opened his own studio in New York, and has since been specializing in aviation and aerial photography. He continued to teach Visual Perception for many years both at the International Center of Photography in New York, and Yale University. Munson made all of the photographs in Richard Bach’s classic book, “Jonathan Livingston Seagull;” wrote and photographed the book, “Skyward: Why Flyers Fly;” and wrote, photographed, narrated and produced his DVD, “Flying Route 66,” with music by Crawford Brown. Page 01 | Page 02