Obituaries – The Click

Bill Biggart: The Hero Photographer Who Died Capturing 9/11

September 11, 2001, was a sunny Tuesday morning. Bill Biggart and his wife Wendy Doremus were walking their dogs in downtown Manhattan. At about 8:45

Matt Herron, Whose Camera Chronicled a Movement, Dies at 89 – The New York Times

As a magazine photojournalist, he immersed himself in the South as a witness to civil rights marches and clashes. He was killed when the glider he was piloting crashed.

Paul Fusco, photographer of crowds watching RFK’s funeral train, dies at 89 – The Washington Post

He traveled the world for Look magazine, but his most memorable images came on a single day in 1968.

In Memoriam : Paul Fusco (1930-2020)

It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our great colleague and friend Paul Fusco. Paul has been a member of the Magnum community since 1973 and will be remembered by his colleagues for his incredible kindness, and the deep sensitivity and humanity that he brought to his photography. Empathizing with his subjects, and photographing them with much respect, Paul covered stories ranging from police brutality in New York to the long-term effects of the Chernobyl disaster and people living with AIDS in California. In 1968 he photographed the spectators lined along the route of Bobby Kennedy’s funeral train from New York to Washington, capturing the emotion of the nation and becoming one of the most celebrated series of photographs of the time.

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Li Zhengsheng : The Genius who photographed the Cultural Revolution

This is Jean Loh’s tribute in memory of the greatest Chinese documentary photographer Li Zhensheng born in Dalian 18 August 1940 and who passed away in New York on 22 June 2020 at the age of 80 years old.

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Li Zhensheng, Photographer of China’s Cultural Revolution, Dies at 79 – The New York Times

With his camera and red arm band, he captured the dark side of Mao’s revolution at great personal risk. Many of the images were stashed under a floor, going undeveloped for years.

Elsa Dorfman, Giant Polaroid Camera Photographer, Dies at 83

Elsa Dorfman, the portrait photographer best known for using one of the few giant Polaroid 20×24-inch cameras in existence, has died. She was 83. Dorfman

Photojournalist and AFP contributor Nabil Hasan al-Quaety killed in Yemen – The Jerusalem Post

He was gunned down by unknown assailants while in his car, moments after leaving his home in the southern city of Aden. Security officials told AFP that the armed gunmen escaped.

John Loengard, Life Photographer and Chronicler, Dies at 85 – The New York Times

He shot compelling portraits of the Beatles, Georgia O’Keeffe and many others. He also celebrated photography, and Life magazine, in several books.

John Loengard (1934-2020)

He was one of the last myths of the golden age of photography from 1950 to 1990. He was the great director of photography for Life and an extraordinary photographer.

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John Downing, award-winning Fleet Street photographer – obituary

A Daily Express man for nearly half a century, he had, said his colleague Ross Benson, ‘the face of a truck driver, the soul of a poet’

Peter Beard was the King of Old Montauk – InsideHook

The photographer who showed us the world always kept coming back to a little town by the sea

Renowned Canadian photojournalist Ted Grant, lauded for modest brilliance, dies at age 90 | CBC News

Over his career, Grant took pictures of era-defining events and people, from the Vietnam War and the meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, to Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson crossing the Olympic finishing line and Pierre Trudeau sliding down a bani

Renowned Wildlife Photog Peter Beard Found Dead After 3-Week Search

Celebrated wildlife photographer Peter Beard was found dead in the woods on Sunday after a 3-week search sparked by his sudden disappearance. Beard, who

Peter Beard, Wildlife Photographer on the Wild Side, Dies at 82 – The New York Times

Called “the last of the adventurers,” Mr. Beard photographed African fauna at great personal risk, and well into old age could party till dawn. He had been missing for 19 days.

Sports Photographer Anthony Causi Dies of Coronavirus at 48

Well-known sports photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from the coronavirus at the age of 48. Causi captured photos of New York City sports teams for

Anthony Causi, beloved Post sports photographer, dies of coronavirus at 48

Anthony Causi, a longtime photographer for The Post whose prolific talent and larger-than-life personality made him a beloved and respected figure throughout the New York sports world, died Sunday …

Remembering Robert Herman 1955-2020 | LENSCRATCH

I have shared the work of Brooklyn born photographer Robert Herman several times over the years, so I was distraught to learn that this wonderful artist recently took his own life. I remember him sharing that as a young man, Robert began working as an ush

Remembering Judy Gelles | LENSCRATCH

I was dismayed to hear that the remarkable Judy Gelles passed away recently. She had a profound sense of humanity, combined with wonderful humor, and unique way of looking at the world, especially her own life and family. In fact, she was a truth teller.

Boris Yaro, Whose Photo of an Assassination Endures, Dies at 81 – The New York Times

In June 1968, Mr. Yaro took one of the seminal images of the killing of Robert F. Kennedy.