James Hyder

Biography

James Hyder worked at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, from 1984 to 1996, where he managed the world's most popular IMAX theater and assisted in the development and production of sveral IMAX films for the museum. In 1997, he founded MaxImage!, the first independent publication dedicated exclusively to the giant-screen industry, renamed LF Examiner in 2000. He was the newsletter's writer, photographer, designer, editor, and publisher for 24 years until its closing, and his retirement, in 2021.