Vinson served as news editor of the Campus Chat at North Texas while earning his degree in journalism — “slash” sessions, critiques of the work by the newspaper’s staff and faculty, still figure in his memories. He went on to work for several Texas newspapers, opened his own photography business and taught photojournalism at the University of Texas at Arlington before retiring in 2005. 

 

 

Vinson says he’s learned over the years that there’s no such thing as a photographer getting too close to a subject — a philosophy reflected in the four decades of his photos featured in the book.