When Darlene Shields died suddenly last October, she left behind a saddened family and friends at National Press Club, where she served as chair of the Photography Committee, as it was known at the time.
Shields also left a professional camera set that her husband Jack Williams offered to the Club to help train emerging photographers, particularly from disadvantaged communities. Since the Club doesn't offer general training in photography, the Photography Team helped Williams and the Shields family find a suitable home for the camera.
The equipment includes an almost-new Canon EOS 70D, a digital single lens reflex or DSLR camera body and lens used by professional photographers, with associated hardware and literature. Last month, Photo Team member and family friend Ken Dalecki delivered the camera set to the Club.