James A. Finley of St. Louis will be inducted into the Missouri Photojournalism Hall of Fame in Washington, Mo. on Oct. 22. Finley served as a photographer for the Associated Press for more than 25 years in the St. Louis AP Bureau. Memorable assignments included the Times Beach environmental disaster and the Great Flood of 1993. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville with bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and also learned the craft in the U.S. Marines.
