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An Argentinian gaucho uses a 'facon,' a large knife, to make bridles and leather straps. Gauchos are national symbols in Argentina and are known to drive cattle from dawn to midnight. Persinger's photo was featured in the 2019 Peace Corps calendar.
A young Harlen Persinger, right, learns photography basics from his friend and fellow Army 1st Lt. Mark Dillon. They were stationed together in 1968 at Chu Lai, then a U.S. Army base south of Da Nang, Vietnam.
It was good fortune that 35-millimeter cameras in Asia were relatively inexpensive in 1968. That fact would help launch Harlen Persinger’s career in photojournalism. Mark Dillon – Persinger’s longtime friend – recently shared how it all happened.
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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MILWAUKEE – The name Harlen Persinger is synonymous with agricultural photography. The Iowa native’s photos have graced the covers of national…
An Argentinian gaucho uses a 'facon,' a large knife, to make bridles and leather straps. Gauchos are national symbols in Argentina and are known to drive cattle from dawn to midnight. Persinger's photo was featured in the 2019 Peace Corps calendar.
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