Category: Obituaries

  • Renowned Fashion Photographer Hiro Passes Away At 90 | PetaPixel

    Renowned Fashion Photographer Hiro Passes Away At 90 | PetaPixel

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    Renowned Fashion Photographer Hiro Passes Away At 90 Fashion photography icon Hiro has passed away at the age of 90, leaving behind decades of boundary-breaking imagery. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/08/19/renowned-fashion-photographer-hiro-passes-away-at-90/ Renowned Japanese American photographer Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, professionally known as Hiro, has passed away at the age of 90. He was best known for his successful editorial…

  • Tony McGrath obituary | Photography | The Guardian

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    Tony McGrath obituary Outstanding photographer who went on to become a pioneering picture editor of the Observer via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/27/tony-mcgrath-obituary Outstanding photographer who went on to become a pioneering picture editor of the Observer

  • Danish Siddiqui’s Singular Images Captured Our Uncomfortable Truths | The New Yorker

    Danish Siddiqui’s Singular Images Captured Our Uncomfortable Truths | The New Yorker

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    Danish Siddiqui’s Singular Images Captured Our Uncomfortable Truths The photographer, who was killed in Afghanistan this month, was a prolific chronicler of political violence and societal disquiet. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/danish-siddiquis-singular-images-captured-our-uncomfortable-truths The photographer, who was killed in Afghanistan this month, was a prolific chronicler of political violence and societal disquiet.

  • Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan – The New York Times

    Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan – The New York Times

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    Danish Siddiqui, Reuters Photojournalist, Is Killed in Afghanistan The Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer was killed in a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/world/asia/danish-siddiqui-reuters-photographer-killed-afghanistan.html Mr. Siddiqui, an Indian national and Reuters staff journalist, was embedded with members of Afghanistan’s elite Special Forces in the southern province of Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold. He was…

  • Legendary Hip-Hop Photographer Chi Modu Has Died | PetaPixel

    Legendary Hip-Hop Photographer Chi Modu Has Died | PetaPixel

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    Legendary Hip-Hop Photographer Chi Modu Has Died He was 54. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2021/05/25/legendary-hip-hop-photographer-chi-modu-has-died/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+petapixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Chi Modu, a hip-hop photographer who captured some of the most famous and iconic photos of the likes of Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G, Ice Cube, and Diddy, has passed away at the age of 54 after what is being reported as…

  • Blind – June Newton, Portrait Photographer Also Known as Alice Springs, Dies at 97

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    June Newton, Portrait Photographer also known as Alice Springs, Dies at 97 Remembering art director, curator, and portraitist June Newton, whose photography career began one day in 1970 when her husband Helmut fell ill with the flu and sent her in his stead. Link: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/1284/June-Newton-Portrait-Photographer-Also-Known-As-Alice-Springs-Dies-At-97 Remembering art director, curator, and portraitist June Newton, whose photography…

  • Obituary: Grace Robertson | 1854 Photography

    Obituary: Grace Robertson | 1854 Photography

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    Obituary: Grace Robertson | 1854 Photography The British photographer known for her trailblazing series documenting the joys and challenges in the lives of everyday women is remembered via 1854 Photography: https://www.1854.photography/2021/03/obituary-grace-robertson/ The British photographer known for her trailblazing series documenting the joys and challenges in the lives of everyday women is remembered

  • Aaron Rose, Photographer Whose Work Long Went Unseen, Dies at 84 – The New York Times

    Aaron Rose, Photographer Whose Work Long Went Unseen, Dies at 84 – The New York Times

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    Aaron Rose, Photographer Whose Work Long Went Unseen, Dies at 84 Spurning commercialism, he made thousands of one-of-a-kind prints that for decades he largely kept to himself. Then came a show at the Whitney. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/arts/aaron-rose-photographer-dead.html Mr. Rose was that rarest of artists: one who doesn’t chase after gallery shows or sales to deep-pocketed collectors.…

  • Naomi Rosenblum, Historian of Photography, Dies at 96 – The New York Times

    Naomi Rosenblum, Historian of Photography, Dies at 96 – The New York Times

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    Naomi Rosenblum, Historian of Photography, Dies at 96 Her seminal works brought scholarship to the field and helped develop appreciation for it as a creative art form. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/arts/naomi-rosenblum-dead.html Dr. Rosenblum was the author of seminal works that helped bring scholarship and recognition to photography as a creative art form after practitioners, notably Alfred Stieglitz,…

  • Juxtapoz Magazine – RIP, Ricky Powell, The Original Lazy Hustler and Legendary NYC Street Photographer

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    Juxtapoz Magazine – RIP, Ricky Powell, The Original Lazy Hustler and Legendary NYC Street Photographer One of the great legends of NYC street photography and culture, the “Lazy Hustler” himself, Ricky Powell, has died today at the age of 59. The iconic… Link: https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/rip-ricky-powell-the-original-lazy-hustler-and-legendary-nyc-street-photographer/ One of the great legends of NYC street photography and culture,…

  • How Alice Rose George Shaped a Pivotal Era in Photography

    How Alice Rose George Shaped a Pivotal Era in Photography

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    How Alice Rose George Shaped a Pivotal Era in Photography Susan Meiselas, Alec Soth, Nan Goldin, and others reflect on the life and work of a legendary photo editor and poet. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-alice-rose-george-shaped-a-pivotal-era-in-photography/ Perhaps the clearest picture of Alice Rose George, beloved editor, curator, teacher, and poet, who died on December 22, 2020, in…

  • Alice Rose George, a ‘Photographer’s Dream Editor,’ Dies at 76 – The New York Times

    Alice Rose George, a ‘Photographer’s Dream Editor,’ Dies at 76 – The New York Times

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    Alice Rose George, a ‘Photographer’s Dream Editor,’ Dies at 76 Her unerring eye for visuals made her a fixture in New York’s magazine world, where she promoted scores of famous and unsung photographers. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/arts/alice-rose-george-dead.html “She was a photographer’s dream editor,” said Susan Meiselas, a photographer who worked under Ms. George in the early 1990s…

  • Murders of Journalists Doubled in 2020 – The New York Times

    Murders of Journalists Doubled in 2020 – The New York Times

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    Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020 At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain as a direct result of their work. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/world/americas/mexico-journalists-killings-double.html At least 30 journalists were killed this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, with 21 slain…

  • Mexican photojournalist killed after taking photos of bodies along a road | Mexico | The Guardian

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    Mexican photojournalist killed after taking photos of bodies along a road Jaime Castaño Zacarías is ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year after he was pursued by gunmen via the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/mexico-journalists-killed-jaime-castano-zacarias Jaime Castaño Zacarías is ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year after he was pursued by gunmen

  • In Memoriam : Peter Howe (1942-2020)

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    https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/in-memoriam-peter-howe-1942-2020-dv/ He was one of the great directors of the photo department of the NY Times magazine, then of Life magazine. Astonishing character, caustic, funny, attractive, fascinated by photojournalism and married to a wonderful lady : Anthéa Disney.

  • Remembering the work of Getty Images photographer Mark Wilson – The Washington Post

    Remembering the work of Getty Images photographer Mark Wilson – The Washington Post

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    Perspective | ‘Tough and salty on the outside, soft and kind on the inside’: Remembering Getty Images’ Mark Wilson Working the politics beat in D.C. requires exquisite timing, patience and a thorough knowledge of who’s who in the political world. Photographer Mark Wilson had all of that and proved it over and over again. via…

  • Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73 – The New York Times

    Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73 – The New York Times

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    Frederick Weston, Outsider Artist Who Was Finally Let In, Dies at 73 For decades he made his art in dingy Manhattan hotel rooms, living hand-to-mouth, hoping for his big break. It finally arrived, just a few years before his death. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/arts/frederick-weston-dead.html For decades he made his art in dingy Manhattan hotel rooms, living hand-to-mouth,…

  • Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 79 – The New York Times

    Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 79 – The New York Times

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    Bruno Barbey, Magnum Photographer of War and Peace, Dies at 79 He was “a formidable visual architect” who captured the streets of Paris during the violent demonstrations in 1968 and documented the human experience in other parts of the world. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/arts/bruno-barbey-dead.html He was “a formidable visual architect” who captured the streets of Paris during…

  • Baron Wolman, Whose Photos Helped Start Rolling Stone, Dies at 83 – The New York Times

    Baron Wolman, Whose Photos Helped Start Rolling Stone, Dies at 83 – The New York Times

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    Baron Wolman, Whose Photos Helped Start Rolling Stone, Dies at 83 He was the magazine’s first photographer, capturing Frank Zappa, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and many more in the days before image control. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/arts/baron-wolman-dead.html Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone magazine’s first photographer, liked to tell of the time he took a picture of something…

  • Baron Wolman, One of Rock and Roll’s Most Iconic Photographers, Dies at 83

    Baron Wolman, One of Rock and Roll’s Most Iconic Photographers, Dies at 83

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    Baron Wolman, One of Rock and Roll’s Most Iconic Photographers, Dies at 83 Rolling Stone’s first staff photographer Baron Wolman has passed away at the age of 83. Though known primarily for his work with the rock magazine where via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/11/04/baron-wolman-one-of-rock-and-rolls-most-iconic-photographers-dies-at-83/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 Rolling Stone’s first staff photographer Baron Wolman has passed away at the age…