It began as a hobby, 17 years ago. In fact, his "real job" was owner of the prosperous family business, Lammers Elevator, a farm and feed store in Boonville, Missouri. Then, during the great flood of 1993, while documenting the devastation of the rising waters, the boat in which he and three others were using flipped over. Lammers wound up in a tree just to the right and out of sight in the picture on the left. Nearly nine hours later, he and his companions, who were found some miles downstream, were rescued. But, Lammers had a revelation as he hung onto the tree with one arm and his video camera in the other: Life is too short and unpredictable to spend your time doing something that you don't love.
Wayne Lammers, Photo- and Videographer
Rivercene B&B, Flood of 1993. The river will rise another four
to five feet before it crests
Despite the pleasure he derived from the business and the deals he was able to work for his customers, Lammers felt something much deeper stirring inside him. Quite simply, it was the need to create, to document, and to search the past for keys to the future. He found that his "eye" for the right picture became his preferred vocational focus. Thus was born his first media venture, Lammers Video Memories. Several years later, as he added to his products and services Wayne expanded his business and became Lammers Video Productions.
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