About the Author. . .

Born in Childress, Texas, in 1940, Phil Vinson moved to Fort Worth with his family in 1947. He attended Fort Worth Public Schools and graduated from Polytechnic High School in 1958. He received a B.A. in journalism from North Texas State University in 1963 and worked on Texas newspapers for twelve years. He opened his own photography business in 1973. His photographs have won awards from professional organizations and have been shown in several fine-art galleries. In 1996, Vinson joined the journalism faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington, where he was a lecturer in photojournalism and news editing. He retired from UTA in 2005 and lives with his wife Rita in Fort Worth.

Thanks for visiting my website. Since retiring from UT-Arlington in 2005, I've managed to produce three books: Ink in the Blood, a memoir; It Takes a Worried Man, my first novel; and in September, TCU Press will release Fort Worth: A Personal View, a book of photographs I made over the past 40-plus years.

Ink in the Blood has received consistently good reviews and praise from many readers. Worried Man has been out a short time, but I've also had some nice compliments, such as "Couldn't put it down," "Great read," etc. It's a gripping story that will keep you turning the pages. Set in the turbulent 1960s, it tells the story of Greg Spencer's fight with personal demons as he seeks to make a mark in his career and hold onto the woman he loves.

A Personal View will give readers a closeup view of some scenes they might have overlooked in Fort Worth and North Texas. It contains more than 100 photographs in both color and black and white.

--Phil Vinson