Category: Obituaries
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Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97 – The New York Times
Helen Marcus, Prolific Photographer of the Famous, Dies at 97 One of the few women at the top of her field in book and magazine publishing, she was also a champion of her fellow professionals. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/arts/helen-marcus-dead.html Her fame as a photographer, and her leadership role as a defender of her profession on issues of…
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James Lee Stanfield 1937-2023 – The Photo Society
Link: https://thephotosociety.org/james-lee-stanfield-1937-2023/ Born into a family of newspaper photographers in Wisconsin, Jim acquired the photography bug naturally, becoming one of the most celebrated and honored of National Geographic’s legendary photographic staff
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Reuters Videographer Killed By Israeli Shelling | PetaPixel
Reuters Videographer Killed By Israeli Shelling He was providing a live video signal of the air strikes. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/10/16/reuters-videographer-killed-by-israeli-shelling/ According to Reuters, videographer Issam Abdallah was killed on Friday evening as he and a group of international journalists were working near the village of Alma al-Shaab in south Lebanon.
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Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74 | AP News
Patrick Hamilton, ex-AP and Reuters photographer who covered Central American wars, dies at 74 Patrick Hamilton, a combat veteran of the Vietnam War who covered civil wars in Central America as a photojournalist for The Associated Press,and later worked at Reuters covering the first Gulf War in Iraq, has died after a long struggle with…
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Julia Scully, Influential Photography Editor and Memoirist, Dies at 94 – The New York Times
Julia Scully, Influential Photography Editor and Memoirist, Dies at 94 She oversaw Modern Photography for 20 years and wrote an acclaimed book about her rough-and-tumble childhood, some of it spent in an orphanage and in remote Alaska. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/books/julia-scully-dead.html Ms. Scully was also the project director of “The Family of Woman,” a 1979 book of…
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French war photographer Marie-Laure de Decker dead at 75
French war photographer Marie-Laure de Decker dead at 75 Marie-Laure de Decker, the French model who stepped behind the camera to become an internationally recognised war photographer, has died at the age of 75, her family said Saturday. via France 24: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230715-french-war-photographer-marie-laure-de-decker-dead-at-75-1 On the other hand, she added: “There is an advantage to being a…
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Lisl Steiner, Colorful Creator of Black-and-White Photographs, Dies at 95 – The New York Times
Lisl Steiner, Colorful Creator of Black-and-White Photographs, Dies at 95 A flamboyant photojournalist with the moxie to stand up to autocrats, she captured the intimate moments of leading figures of the 20th century. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/18/arts/lisl-steiner-dead.html A flamboyant photojournalist with the moxie to stand up to autocrats, she captured the intimate moments of leading figures of…
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Associated Press photographer Elise Amendola, who documented decades of sports and news, dies at 70 | AP News
Associated Press photographer Elise Amendola, who documented decades of sports and news, dies at 70 Renowned Associated Press photojournalist Elise Amendola — a determined, joyous and patient journalist who masterfully photographed pivotal global news and sporting events spanning decades — has died. via AP NEWS: https://apnews.com/article/associated-press-photojournalist-elise-amendola-dies-856633efb550d51f5c4a08705a330b0d Renowned Associated Press photojournalist Elise Amendola — a determined,…
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Video Journalist Killed by Rocket Fire in Ukraine | PetaPixel
Video Journalist Killed by Rocket Fire in Ukraine Terrible news. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/05/10/video-journalist-killed-by-rocket-fire-in-ukraine/ The AFP news agency has announced the death of its Ukraine video coordinator Arman Soldin who was killed by rocket fire in the country on Tuesday.
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Remembering Bruce McCall, Satirist and Compleat Canadian | The New Yorker
Remembering Bruce McCall, Satirist and Compleat Canadian For McCall, the business of getting it down right was a form of self-salvation. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/15/remembering-bruce-mccall-satirist-and-compleat-canadian Not having Bruce here to shock and appall (and, secretly, to delight) with such praise is part of the grief of losing him. All we can do is continue…
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Bruce McCall’s “Safe Travels” | The New Yorker
Bruce McCall’s “Safe Travels” McCall’s friends and colleagues reflect on the late artist’s zeal for life. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2023-05-15 Bruce McCall, the artist behind the cover for the May 15, 2023, issue, died on May 5th, at the age of eighty-seven. McCall, who insisted upon chewing his beloved Groucho Marx cigars long after…
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Remembering the Life and Work of Kwame Brathwaite
Remembering the Life and Work of Kwame Brathwaite Ekow Eshun, Tanisha C. Ford, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent on the visionary photographer whose images and activism helped popularize the slogan “Black Is Beautiful.” via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/remembering-the-life-and-work-of-kwame-brathwaite/ Ekow Eshun, Tanisha C. Ford, Tyler Mitchell, and Antwaun Sargent on the visionary photographer whose images and activism helped…
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Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89 – The New York Times
Julian Wasser, the ‘Photographer Laureate’ of L.A., Dies at 89 In the 1960s and ’70s, he created indelible images of the city’s combustible mix of art, rock ’n’ roll, new Hollywood and social ferment. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/14/arts/julian-wasser-dead.html Julian Wasser, the artful and rakish photojournalist who chronicled the celebrity culture of Los Angeles that began percolating in…
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Obituary: Former Spec photographer Paul Hourigan was ‘an old-school photojournalist’ | TheSpec.com
Obituary: Former Spec photographer Paul Hourigan was ‘an old-school photojournalist’ Known for getting that special shot at news events like fires and crashes via thespec.com: https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/2023/02/06/obituary-former-spec-photographer-paul-hourigan-was-an-old-school-photojournalist.html Spec photographer Barry Gray called Hourigan “an old-school photojournalist” whose “first love, and best skill, was photographing news.” His wife said he sometimes beat firefighters to a fire and…
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Joyce Dopkeen, Barrier-Breaking News Photographer, Dies at 80 – The New York Times
Joyce Dopkeen, Barrier-Breaking News Photographer, Dies at 80 In 1973, she was the first woman hired by The New York Times to be a full-time staff photographer. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/business/media/joyce-dopkeen-dead.html Ms. Dopkeen roamed widely with her camera for The Times, whether capturing Muhammad Ali squaring off against Joe Frazier, female prison inmates training puppies to be…
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Corky Lee and the Work of Seeing | Online Only | n+1 | Ken Chen
Corky Lee and the Work of Seeing | Ken Chen There is a symmetry between Corky Lee’s passing and the rise of Stop Anti-Asian Hate: the departure of Asian America’s greatest documentarian and its most visible recent efflorescence. Years earlier, the brief window of postwar Asian American radicalism s via n+1: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/corky-lee-and-the-work-of-seeing/ I DID NOT…
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Marilyn Stafford, a Photojournalist Rediscovered, Dies at 97 – The New York Times
Marilyn Stafford, a Photojournalist Rediscovered, Dies at 97 She brought a narrative eye and a social consciousness to her work, whether covering refugee crises, celebrities or fashion. But much of it might have been lost. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/arts/marilyn-stafford-dead.html Ms. Stafford retired in the 1980s to learn Mandarin, write poetry and support human rights initiatives. Or maybe…
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AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies | AP News
AP photographer Jack Smith, who shot Mount St. Helens, dies SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, boxer Mike Tyson biting off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, and weeping figure skater Tonya Hard via AP NEWS: https://apnews.com/article/oil-spills-workplace-culture-mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-jack-smith-92ec14092ba79b7d2182e195f2eee719?fbclid=IwAR3Mo6azGmJZY8v3ooXGPgqumQnNwtTqmKDDrrscCk6zUb2gUE5g4lmlnqA “People…
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Marilyn Stafford, a pioneer of street and fashion photography, has died, aged 97
Marilyn Stafford, a pioneer of street and fashion photography, has died, aged 97 Social observation was key to the work of the recently rediscovered protégée of Francesco Scavullo and Henri Cartier-Bresson via The Art Newspaper – International art news and events: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/09/marilyn-stafford-a-pioneer-of-street-and-fashion-photography-has-died-aged-97 The photographer Marilyn Stafford, who died on 2 January, aged 97, attributed much…
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Tony Vaccaro, 100, Dies; Photographed War From a Soldier’s Perspective – The New York Times
Tony Vaccaro, 100, Dies; Photographed War From a Soldier’s Perspective After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like Georgia O’Keeffe and Greta Garbo. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/arts/tony-vaccaro-dead.html After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like…