Celebrity-Following Photographer Ron Galella dies at 91
He personified the paparazzi – the famous, brash and relentless, especially when chasing Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. But his pictures were also appreciated. Source link
After a Storyful Career, A New Photographer Makes New
This article is part of our latest article Special section on museumsfocusing on new artists, new audiences, and new ways of thinking about exhibitions. When International Center of Photography Hosting a retrospective of William Klein’s work this summer, it will be like a homecoming for the artist and a belated housewarming party for the museum.. …
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Letizia Battaglia, Photographer of Mafia Brutality, dies at 87
ROME – Photographer Letizia Battaglia, who recorded years of the blood of the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo, Italy, with devastating images that have settled into the national consciousness, died Wednesday at her home in Palermo. She was 87 years old. His daughter Patrizia Stagnitta confirmed his death but did not specify the cause. “Mario Puzo …
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Civil Rights Photographer Doris Derby Dies at Age 82
Educator, artist, activist, and civil rights photographer Doris Derby, who turned her camera away from the violence of time to capture the movement’s quieter moments, while documenting the transformation of Black life in rural Mississippi, has died. March 28 in Atlanta. She was 82 years old. Charmaine Minnifield, an Atlanta-based artist and friend, said her …
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Spanish Harlem’s ‘People’s Photographer’ Hiram Maristany dies at 76
“To be naive,” she said, “I felt like I could address all these negative issues.” The Times in 2019 quotation “When I documented, I was doing it from the inside out, not the outside in. I knew that if I didn’t take these photos, we’d be leaving the first damn thing about us to someone …
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Awol Erizku More From Beyoncé’s Pregnant Photographer
LOS ANGELES – Right, Awol Erizku She may be best known for her blessed photo of a pregnant Beyoncé in 2017. most liked Post in Instagram’s history. And Erizku has taken many other memorable photos of celebrities, including the young inaugural poet. Amanda Gorman For the cover of Time and the “Black Panther” actor Michael …
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Frederick C. Baldwin, Photographer Famous for Storytelling, Dies
Photographer Frederick Baldwin, who documented wildlife, the civil rights movement, and American poverty, and helped promote fellow photographers from Latin America, Africa, and Asia, died in Houston on December 1. He was 92 years old. His wife and co-worker, Wendy Watriss, said the cause was heart failure. As a photographer, Mr. Baldwin displayed extraordinary physical …
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Now Overlooked: Frances B. Johnston, Defied Photographer
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about extraordinary people whose deaths were not reported in The Times beginning in 1851. One of the first women in the United States to have a long and fruitful career as a professional photographer, Frances B. Johnston was so indelible in every way that it’s …
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New and Notable, Christmas Stories to Photographer Nanny
AMERICAN CHRISTMAS STORIES, Edited by Connie Willis. (Library of America, $29.95.) Willis, a science fiction writer, selected 59 150-year-old stories representing a variety of genres and genres, from ghost stories to westerns, to illustrate the spirit and evolution of the holiday. REFERENCE: Being Black in the World, by Ian Williams. (Europa Compass, $19.95.) Inspired by …
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Financier and Aerial Photographer Robert Haas Dies aged 74
“The lesson we both learned is that the best thing you can do is have good partners and relationships with love, trust and respect.” Mr. Haas told The New York Times in 1988:. “We have a special ability to dispel each other’s bad ideas.” After breaking up with Mr Hicks in 1989, Mr. Haas founded …
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Edward Keating, Times Photographer at Ground Zero, dies at 65
For more than a month, disguised as a worker, he did whatever it took to photograph the ground zero wreckage after September 11, 2001, and contributed to The New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Died Sunday in Manhattan for photography for 9/11 coverage. He was 65 years old. His wife, Carrie Keating, said the cause …
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Photographer and Cinematographer Caught Black Surfers
“We’ve worked with strong swimmers, people who know the sport, who can predict where the surfers are going,” said Ms. Hopkins. All in all, each of the three shots went smoothly and the surfers were lucky to find the waves even though the conditions were different. It was a perfect sunny day and a cloudy …
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