Wayne Morgan’s Inspiration

Lewis LaneAN INSPIRATION

Wayne Morgan Remembers the Teacher who Inspired Him

“I had a teacher, Mrs. Carolyn Lewis, when I was in grammar school that picked me to be in her gifted class for some reason. I sure didn’t think I was smart enough to be in it, but being in her class required us to do all kinds of things along with the regular class work. The benefits far outweighed the extra work. Being in her class, we

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were able to go on field trips such as going to look through her big ole telescope and see the stars, and several other places that I never would have been able to go. I would occasionally see her around Nahunta after I graduated from high school and after I started taking pictures. I went out to her house and sat with her a few times before she passed away and remember she always told me that my photography was better than I realized and she was very proud of what I had accomplished. That meant a lot to me. This picture is one I took of the lane leading up to her house not too long after I started taking pictures. I have always called it Lewis Lane.” – WAYNE MORGAN,

PHOTOGRAPHER