User:Juliedukas/sandbox/Kemon A. Dukas

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'''Kemon A. Dukas was born March 5th 1929 and deceased on February 21st 2016

Born on March 5, 1929 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Kemon developed a love of photography as a child growing up on Essex Street in Lynn. His family supported and encouraged his interest, and bought him the cameras and equipment he needed to set up his own dark room at an early age.

Kemon's photography career began as school photographer at Lynn English High School. After graduating high school, Kemon attended photography school in Connecticut, and went on to study in New York City with an artistic photographer.

After his studies were complete, Kemon returned to Lynn and opened a photography studio specializing in family portraits. The studio was thriving when Kemon got drafted in 1949 and became a photographer for the Air Force.

Kemon won first place in a photography contest in the Air Force for his landscape entitled, "Winter Fugue". Although he enjoyed taking all types of pictures, he had a special interest in portrait photography. Kemon felt too many people focus on flattering the subject when taking a portrait photograph. Instead, he tried to capture the person's character to create a successful portrait.

In 1952, Kemon married Ismene (Izzy) Stamation, and they moved with the service to Florida, Illinois, and Washington D.C. While in D.C., Kemon photographed some of the world's most influential leaders including Richard Nixon, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.

After Kemon left the Air Force, he and Izzy started a family while he worked at a TeleColor photography franchise as photographer and manager. In 1959, the Dukas family moved to Saugus and Kemon began a career at Sears Roebuck where worked for 32 years as a sales manager.

Kemon had many interests besides photography. He also loved boating, snow skiing, water skiing, golfing, fishing, scuba diving, and all kinds of music. Kemon shared his interests with his family and took the time to spend with them on the boat, in the mountains, and at home.