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Show i A7 v v fewer and fewer of people. Then, in 1949, he was faced with a big decision. He got his degree in advertising and the promise of several good jobs, but cat photography was beginning to be more than a hobby. "On the one hand was immediate security in advertising," Chandoha recalls. "On the other was uncertainty but fun and independence. Like a cat, I chose independence." The choice proved wise, for Chandoha is now America's top photographer catering to Walt cold weather-pu- t the way to a successful ca- and KIND heart on reer as America's foremost cat photographer. It was during the blizzard of 1947. Chan) doha; a former combat photographer, was on his way home from an advertising class when he spotted a lost kitten shivering in a snowdrift. He picked it up and took it with pirn, planning to find a home for it later on. The "later on" never came. Walt and his wife became so attached to "Loco," as they called the kitten, that they not only kept it but eventually acquired eight more, j .Walt, at this time, was experimenting with the idea of making his wartime photographic experience pay off. One day, he trained his J lens on Loco. The pictures turned out so well that he began to take more and more pictures of cats, n I v i I Chandoha . America's top cat-ograph- er! i the feline set. He maintains a studio in his home at Huntington, New York, so he can shoot the cats whenever they're in the right mood, Zi One of Chandoha Y favorite , stunts is to "shoot" his cats in literary poses. Onj this page, he brings us his interpretation of no less Chandoha's cats can even spout Shakespe are ' V. " v If I r. j v';.--- . 4 g a Li K : V - 4- v.. 1 f- 4 r J The Merchant of Venice, Act IV, Scene "But will you woo this wild cat?" The Taming of the Shrew, Act I, Scene 2 "He sleeps by day more than the wild cat." "A harmless necessary cat." The Merchant of Venice, Act I , Scene 6 PHOTOGRAPHS BY V ALT CHANDOHA - t "1 1 y t t '- -' "I am as vigilant as KMfl FAMILY WECSO.Y MAGAZIfil MARCH 7, 1954 a cat to steal cream. Henry IV, Act IV, Scene 2 |