Michael Weisbrot

Michael Weisbrot LOMONTVILLE - Michael Weisbrot of Lomontville celebrated 70 year of love, laughter and high adventure before leaving us on April 19th, 2014. He was a husband and life partner to Marilyn Mitchell for 40 years, an uncle, a brother, a cherished friend to so many and above all a father to Josh and Lila. He was a photographer, a writer, a teacher, a fisherman, an artist, a mechanic, a builder and much more. He played the drums and his life was a poem to a different beat. He was totally creative and original in almost everything he approached. He kept his succession of Saabs on the road with his ingenuity at times manufacturing his own parts. He drove them because they were safe and protected his family. Michael was the ultimate family man. He loved his children with a passion and although a man of peace, would have fought an army single handed if they were threatened. He was a Dad to not just his own but to all of us. He insisted you buckle your seat belt and lock those doors before leaving his domain. His life’s work was attaining the level of a Master photographer. His unique view of this world generated images that would often evoke powerful emotion. His lens was his soul and when he snapped the shutter something remarkable was recorded for history. His genius was his perception about people. Family photography his specialty. He understood and cared deeply about people and could zero into the essence of the human condition. He captured all phases of life from birth, marriage and death itself. His subjects crossed all lines and encompassed the downtrodden to celebrity. His work has been published in books, magazines, and on display at numerous Galleries. He taught photography in the Rondout Valley Schools and really enjoyed working with children and awakening their sense of positive self image through photographs. His favorite expression was, “It is all about the children and the work” His life will be honored at a future time to be announced.