Join us to welcome Thaddeus J. Koza
World renowned tall ships® Photographer
November 06, 2007
ATTENTION! Friends of TALL SHIPS® TACOMA 2008
A native Rhode Islander, Thad has photographed the "Tall Ships" for over two decades. Educated in the mid-West with degrees from the University of Michigan (BA. English Honors, 1963) and Northwestern University (MA, 1965), his articles and essays have been published in Cruising World, SEA HISTORY, CLASSIC BOAT, and Traditional Boats & Tall Ships. His photographic credits include the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Op Sail '92, Eurosail '93, Sail Toronto 1994, Windjammer and DISCOVERY Magazine of Cathay Pacific Airlines. He has been a member of ASTA, the American Sail Training Association for twenty years.
Thad's most engaging project has been the completion of the manuscript text and photograph selection for a book on 151 Tall Ships, Tall Ships: an international guide published in 1997 by TIDEMARK Press of Hartford, CT. A 2nd edition, featuring 175 tall ships, Tall Ships: the fleet for the 21st century, was published in 2000. In 2002, the 3rd edition of his book was published with 35 additional vessels, and the 3rd edition was re-printed in 2005. The 4th edition of his book was issued in 2006.
In 2005, he lectured on 2 cruises aboard SILVER CLOUD, including several lectures on Lord Nelson for the trafalgar 200 celebrations, and in 2007, he will again be on the Enrichment Speaker on CRYSTAL SYMPHONY on her rendezvous with the tal l ships fleet in Stockholm and the Baltic Sea.
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1201 Tacoma Avenue South
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