Background
Ken was born on March 16, 1951 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of Stanley and Dorothea (Gottfried) Light.
Athens, OH 45701, USA
In 1973 Light received a Bachelor of General Studies from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, United States.
Ken is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA 94806, USA
Since 1974 Ken worked as an instructor at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California, United States.
Berkeley, California, United States
In a year Ken worked with the Labor Occupational Health Program at the University of California in Berkeley, California, United States.
educator filmmaker photojournalist
Ken was born on March 16, 1951 in New York City, New York, United States. Son of Stanley and Dorothea (Gottfried) Light.
In 1973 Light received a Bachelor of General Studies from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, United States.
From 1970 to 1976 Light was a visual arts coordinator of Alameda County Neighborhood Arts. Since 1974 he worked as an instructor at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California, United States. In a year he worked with the Labor Occupational Health Program at the University of California, Berkeley, United States.
Light works in social documentary in both films and still photography. His early work focused on antiwar and "New Left" activities, and he usually concentrates on the subject of workers.
Ken has made three 16mm documentary films: The Woodworkers Film, 1979 (30 min., color); Working for Your Life, 1979 (55 min., color); and Working Steel, 1976 (20 min., b/w).
(Black and white photographs of migrant farm workers in th...)
1986
Ken was married to Carmen Lising in June, 1976. They divorced in August, 1985. In seven years Ken married to Melanie Hastings. They have two children, Stephen, Allison Rose.