Editor’s note: This article was originally published in UTSA newsletter The Roadrunner on Sept. 16, 1985.
(June 28, 2019) — John Poindexter has spent hours stalking roadrunners on campus in the hope of getting close enough to the feathered university mascot for a good, clear shot. But instead of reaching for a hunting rifle when he spots one, the university photographer grabs a Nikon camera containing high-speed film.
“I have a few good pictures of roadrunners that I’ve taken over the years,” he says, “but I’m always looking for better and clearer shots of the birds in their natural environment.”
Wildlife pictures aside, Poindexter is responsible for meeting all of the university’s photographic needs. Visitors to his Office of Media Resources darkroom may find him developing some of his many images, from publicity photos to the word slides that supplement professors’ lectures and from sports shots to photographs used to illustrate student research projects.
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