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This article is from December 16, 2006, and is no longer current.

Bruce Fraser’s Illness

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A sad personal note, for a moment, away from the tips and tricks of InDesign: My friend and co-author Bruce Fraser was recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and has been deteriorating extremely quickly. Bruce and I started writing Real World Photoshop together back at Photoshop version 3 and it’s been a pleasure and an honor to work with him over all these years. His depth of knowledge about photography, color management, and digital imaging — as well as his eagerness to share that information with others — has always impressed me. Plus, he’s just a cool guy. Clearly, others think so, too, as he was yesterday given a lifetime achievement award from NAPP.

You can learn more about Bruce and his work, as well as leave a comment for him at the PhotoshopNews.com site.

Update on 12/17: As Steve points out in a comment below, Bruce passed away over the weekend. We will all miss him greatly.

More at: John Nack Memoriam and BruceFraserLegacy.com

David Blatner is the co-founder of the Creative Publishing Network, InDesign Magazine, CreativePro Magazine, and the author or co-author of 15 books, including Real World InDesign. His InDesign videos at LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) are among the most watched InDesign training in the world.
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  • Thomas says:

    Virtually half of what I know about Photoshop and color I owe it to Bruce. His no-nonsense hands on approach is what made me an effective Photoshop user. I wish you well Bruce.

  • Gloria Antonelli says:

    Just days ago, Bruce was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals). I did have the pleasure of looking over his shoulder as he process images. He will be missed.

  • Steve Werner says:

    Sadly, today brings a note from John Nack telling us that Bruce passed away yesterday:

    https://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2006/12/in_memoriam_bru.html

  • Anne-Marie says:

    Thanks for the link, Steve. I just checked and there’s a beautiful post about Bruce written by Dan Margulis, reprinted from Dan’s Color Theory listserv. Well worth reading.

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