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Couple Finds Common Ground in Photography
Tom and Pat Cory, as most couples, are alike in many ways. Their differences, however, make them one of the most successful duos in professional photography.
Pat Cory admits she and Tom grew up differently. “I was from a farm and he grew up in a city,” she explains. The two love going to state parks and natural areas and found common ground there.
When Tom was 11 years old he got his first camera. He was photography editor of the yearbook at his college, William and Mary. With a laugh, Pat says, “I had a Brownie camera and when I met Tom I’d probably taken 20 pictures in my whole life.” She says it was partly Tom’s infectious love of photography and partly necessity that got her started in the art. “I realized early on it was either carry his tripod or learn to take pictures,” she jokes.