Background
Holmberg, Lon was born on June 11, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lawrence Oscar and Lura Phillips (Schreiner) Holmberg.
Photographer writer documentary film producer
Holmberg, Lon was born on June 11, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Lawrence Oscar and Lura Phillips (Schreiner) Holmberg.
Bachelor in English, University Virginia, 1967. Master of Arts in English, New York University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University New Mexico, 1977.
Lecturer in English University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1977-1978. Adjunct assistant professor English University Albuquerque, 1978-1980. Associate professor English & photography Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado, 1980-1986.
Photography instructor Southeast Center for Photographic Studies-Daytona Beach Community College, Florida, 1986-1987. President Atlantic Video Works, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland, since 1987. Presenter conferences Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association, Denver, 1975, Society for Photographic Education, Chandler, Arizona, 1983, Conference on Viet Nam-Notre Dame University, 1993.
Director photography Lost Warriors, 1998 (winner Telly award). Producer and/or executive producer films and videos: Lost Warriors, 1998, AIDS: The Street War, 1991 (Diploma de Honor Videomed Medical Film Festival, Badajoz, Spain, 3rd place Black Indiana Film Festival, Oakland, California), Mending Hearts, 1990 (12 national, international awards including Council on International Nontheatrical Events Golden Eagle, Gold award John Muir Medical Film Festival), Jack Mitchell, Dance Photographer, 1987, Doing Time, 1979 (6 awards including 2 Rocky Mountain Emmy awards, 1st place Aspen Film Festival, Best Long Documentary award Hemisfilm International Film Festival). United States Army cinematographer, Vietnam, 1971.
Juror International Medical Film Festival, Mauriac, France, 1993. Member National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, World Association Medical & Health Films, Society for Photographic Education, Association Indiana Video and Filmmakers.
Life partner Sandra S. Stillwell. Children: Catherine Stillwell Fox, Carolyn Michelle Stillwell.