via The Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/america-in-the-1970s-chicagos-african-american-community/100559/
Chicago’s African-American community, primarily the South Side, documented by photographer John H. White, who went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photojournalism in 1982
John White was a mentor and inspiration to many, including the New York Times staff photographer Michelle Agins. She visited him not long after he and the rest of the Chicago Sun-Times photo staff were laid off.
via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/27/in-flight-john-white-shares-his-light/
While everybody else was stunned and upset that The Chicago Sun-Times had fired its entire photography staff, I couldn’t stop thinking of one man. They did that to John White? The Chairman of the Board? That’s like the Bulls getting rid of Michael Jordan.
The Chicago Sun-Times made a surprise announcement last week: It fired its entire photography staff. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White spent decades working there. He shares what this news means for him personally and for the future of
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White was among the nearly 30 full-time photographers let go. White spent decades at the Sun-Times. He told Tell Me More that the firings have hurt the Sun-Times, but the future of photojournalism remains bright.
Link: Are you just the photographer? – Shooting from the Hip
I am not naïve.
This is not new in the newspaper industry.
However, what was shocking was the wiping out of an entire staff in one fell swoop.
Doubly shocking was that one of those fired was John H. White, perhaps, the greatest newspaper photographer in the history of this great city.
My first thought was, “I hope he means John H. White.”
Several weeks later, he confirmed, that indeed, he was looking for me to hang out with John a bit for a cover story honoring John on the 30th anniversary of his Pulitzer Prize.
Link: Illinois Press Photographers Association
On Saturday, April 14, 2012 the Illinois Press Photographers Association presented John H. White with the first Keep in Flight Lifetime Achievement Award. Former Columbia College student, friend and John’s co-worker at the Sun-Times, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, flew in from Washington D.C. to present John with the special award.
John H. White PJ Love Celebration from Jon Sall on Vimeo.
Iris PhotoCollective: John H. White:
I’ve been so fortunate to have had incredible teachers in my life. These teachers, from kindergarden (Ms. Lyons), and all the way up to college, have all pushed me to do better. One of these teachers has and still is teaching me about life is, Pulitzer Prize Winner John H. White Staff Photographer for the Chicago Sun-Times, who will be celebrating his 40th anniversary as a staffer in Chicago this summer.
Via APAD