William Albert Allard was born on 20 December 1937. The birthplace of the famous National Geographic photographer, according to his biography, is a city called Minneapolis in the Minnesota state of the United States. At the moment, William Albert Allard is 78 years of age. William Albert was born under the zodiac Sun sign of Sagittarius. There are many artists and photographers born under the Sun sign of Sagittarius. No wonder William Albert Adler showed interest in photography and nature since his early childhood because Sagittarius people are the biggest lovers of photography and nature. Also, all of the Sagittarians, just like William Albert are people lovers, so it is not a surprise William Albert takes photos of the human breed. The height of William Albert Allard is at the moment 1.70 meters, which represents an average height for an American of male gender. In his youth, his height was around 1.75 meters, but his height shrank as he grew older.
The current weight of William Albert Allard is 65 kilograms, which is a good weight for his current height. Before William Albert turned gray of his old age, his hair was black. His eyes are of hazel color. When it comes to his ancestry, William Albert Allard is of American, Irish, Canadian, and English, and Swedish descent. His ancestry is mainly Swedish. He was born to a father from Sweden, whose name is unknown, and to his mother from the United States. His dad was a Swedish immigrant to the United States. Since his early childhood, William Albert Allard showed interest in photography and in capturing on camera various scenes. He started doing amateur photography since his tenth year of life. He would take his dad's old Nikon camera and go to the streets of Minneapolis and take photos of various scenes. Mostly he would take photos of nature, parks, animals on the street, and phots of the Minneapolis residents with their permission. His parents were proud their son had an interesting hobby - photography. But, they were worried when William Albert said to them that he wants to become a professional photographer. They were close-minded and though he couldn't feed the family of his own with a career in photography. He proved his parents wrong and became a popular photographer with an enormous salary and a net worth of $500,000.
Education
The biography of William Albert Allard states that he had first attended an elementary school in his hometown of Minneapolis. He was a successful student at his elementary school. After his primary education, William Albert went to a private high school in Minneapolis. Just like he was a good student at his elementary school, he was also an excellent student at his high school. After his secondary education, he had attended both the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the University of Minnesota. He only spent one year at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts. He was unsatisfied at that school with school curriculum. He spent the rest of his education at the University of Minnesota where he got two degrees - in Journalism and Photography course. He bounded his education in photography and in journalism and became a successful photo journalist with a net worth of $500,000.
Career
His first job in the photojournalism career was at the National Geographic Magazine. He started his career in 1965 at the National Geographic, as his biography says. His first collection of photographies he took for the NG Magazine were the photos of the Amish people. He published several books of photography essays. From his career in photojournalism, Albert earned a net worth of $500,000, and a good monthly salary from the National Geographic Magazine.
Personal Life
There is no information available regarding whether William Adler was ever married, had a wife and children. It is also unknown did he ever divorce. At the moment, William lives in Los Angeles, CA.
| Birth Date: | 1 Jan, 1937 |
| Age: | 83 yrs |
| Occupations: | Photographer |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Education: | University of Minnesota |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Photographer |
