august photographer killed volcanic eruption covering eruption local newspaper vancouver magazine caught camp blast car body found days eruption camera buried debris eruption found roughly week later death praised friends alike spoke talent enthusiasm sense humor wife concluded died loved life born son engineer possessed way things worked loved idea photography painting light accomplished photographer received accolades associated_press photographs authored book racing attended oregon began working newspaper met wife mall worked newspaper display advertising department dated months marrying summer enjoyed hiking loved outdoors assignment mount according photo editor favorite mountain climbed times referred sleeping beauty northwest interested possibility eruption mount march series earthquakes volcano having climbed mountain intrigued situation eventually assigned document activity volcano outdoor skills begun camping volcano joint project pictures volcanic phenomena national geographic despite assigned stay mountain opted stay days situated near miles volcano day eruption early earthquake measuring scale struck region creating massive landslide cubic miles rock released pressure volcano crater causing steam seconds later erupted sending flows hot clouds gas volcanic ash forest death killed flow area camped car found days later surrounded windows ash body inside windows broken ash filled interior vehicle early june photographer recovered camera debris feet thick film intense heat eruption corrupted event deadliest destructive volcanic eruption history united_states total people known died left homeless ash falls flows destroyed buried houses addition notable resident killed legacy death friends came forward compliment pleasant character talent friends described having friends came expect called funniest talented journalists pacific_northwest job look easy good editor described humor elaborated gentle displaying aggression necessary close subject commenting husband dedication photography remarked alive today probably line seeking capture latest chapter mountain evolution spite risk loved mountain climbed added died loved awards competitive scholarship annually honor worth offered applicants scholarship memory december roll undeveloped film containing pre eruption shots discovered archives photos taken helicopter photo shoot mountain month eruption successfully developed years death remain important record pre eruption landscape
Reid Blackburn