One of the pioneers of digital imaging, Bruce Fraser, passed away this past Saturday after a short battle with lung cancer. A Macworld tribute to Fraser, planned before his death, will be held January 10th, 2007. As a self-confessed “color geek,” he wrote, taught, and consulted on publishing, imaging, and color issues for more than two decades. He was the author of “Real World Color Management” and the co-author of the award-winning “Real World Photoshop” series. He was also a founder and principal of Pixel Genius and the developer of the PhotoKit™ line of software.

Bruce was an internationally known speaker and presenter at trade shows, conferences, and seminars in locations as far-flung as Helsinki, Finland and Perth, Western Australia (and points in between). He also consulted for a wide range of major photographic and digital imaging companies.