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Allan Detrich is a native of Attica, Ohio, where he saw his first tornados at the age of 11, and has been hooked on weather since then. Detrich attended the Ohio Institute of Photography in Dayton, and crafted his own work-study program, earning academic credits by working as a photographer for the Kettering-Oakwood Times. He then began working for the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette while in college. After leaving school, Detrich joined the Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune as Chief Photographer. From there, Detrich was hired as the sole photographer for the Sunday edition of the Lewiston, Maine, Sun-Journal, where he worked until 1989, when he was honored as New England Photographer of the Year. Detrich then went to work for The Blade, of Toledo, Ohio.

While at the Blade, Detrich won numerous awards, including the Ohio News Photographers Association Photographer of the Year (POY) award four times, the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar POY twice, and the National Press Photographers Association Region 4 POY twice. He has also won many national awards, including four Clarion awards, National Headliner awards, several National Press Photographers Association Picture of the Year awards, and New England POY.

In 1998 Detrich was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature photography for a five part series "Children of the Underground." an in-depth look at a covert underground organization that hides sexually abused children. In 2000, Detrich was the lead photographer on an investigative project on Beryllium that was a Pulitzer finalist in the investigative series category.

In 2002, a photo of a killer tornado ripping through downtown Tiffin, Ohio earned Detrich a Photo of the Year honor from TIME Magazine - - and many other of Detrich's storm photos have won other photojournalism honors and can be seen at www.allandetrich.com. Detrich has been storm chasing in the plains for over ten years and has also covered numerous hurricanes including Gloria, Floyd and Rita.

Certifications:
National Weather Service Skywarn Trained Spotter