BobRingReflections

This article is about the history of photography.  For my purposes, photography is the process of creating durable images by recording light, either chemically, by means of a light-sensitive material, such as photographic film, or electronically, by means of an image sensor.  The word “photography” was created from the Greek roots of two words that combined mean “drawing with light.” Note:  Photography has been an important part of Ring-family life for 116 years.  In 1905, my Grandfather Ambrose Ring began taking photos of his mining exploits in southern Arizona.  In the 1990s, my brother Al Ring and I (re)discovered these old prints, started exploring where the images were taken, and began research about the mining history of the region.  Our research culminated in the publication of the book, “Ruby Arizona - Mining, Mayhem, and Murder,” in 2005.  This history of a borderland mining ghost town, set us off on a (retirement) career of Arizona historical research and writings that includ