© Christophe Photographer and Filmmaker Tom Hollyman Dies at 89November 18, 2009 - Hollyman, a former president of the American Society of Media Photographers, died November 14 in Austin, Texas. More »
© Evelyn Hover/Courtesy Rose Gallery Photographer Evelyn Hofer, Champion of Classic Style, Dies at 87November 10, 2009 - Hofer, who devoted her six-decade career to orderly and well-constructed portraits and scenic photographs, died November 2. More »
Courtesy ACE Pictures Celebrity Photographer Dies At Lady Gaga EventNovember 03, 2009 - Shooter A.J. Sokalner, admired by his colleagues for his quiet, passionate commitment to photography, collapsed Monday night outside an event in New York. More » Photographer Roy DeCarava Dies At 89October 28, 2009 - DeCarava, the Harlem-born photographer whose documentary work was the subject of a 1996 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, has died at age 89. More »
© Irving Penn Photographer Irving Penn Dies at 92October 07, 2009 - A craftsman and a perfectionist, Penn was known for longtime association with Vogue magazine. He shot elegantly constructed portraits of many of the most important creative figures of the 20th century and was still producing work into his 90s. More » Marty Forscher, Inventor and Camera Repair Guru, Dies at 87October 02, 2009 - Forscher, whose New York City camera repair shop was the stomping ground of the city’s top photographers and who donated his services to photographers of the 1960s Civil Rights movement, died September 30. More »
Photo © Willy Ronis Willy Ronis Dies at Age 99September 14, 2009 - French photographer Willy Ronis, whose timeless pictures captured light and life in the urban landscape of postwar Paris, died Saturday. More »
© Christian Poveda / Distribution Vu Photographer/Filmmaker Christian Poveda Shot Dead in El SalvadorSeptember 03, 2009 - Poveda, who documented El Salvador's violent street gangs, was found shot in the head after filming in a gang-controlled area. More »
© J. Paul Getty Trust, Julius Shulman Photography Archive Julius Shulman, Photographer of Modernist Architecture, Dies at 98July 16, 2009 - Shulman, whose influence touched fields of architecture and fine art, died at his home in Los Angeles. (Updated with a gallery of Shulman's classic photographs.) More » Jean-Claude Lozouet, Stock Photo Pioneer, Was Aboard Lost Air France JetJune 11, 2009 - Lozouet, who opened The Image Bank's Brazil office, was on flight from Rio to Paris. More »
© Helen Levitt / Courtesy Laurence Miller Gallery New York Street Photographer Helen Levitt Dies at 95March 30, 2009 - Levitt, who found poetry in the frozen moments of New York City street life, died Sunday at age 95. Known for her groundbreaking street photography of the 1930s and 1940s, Levitt continued to shoot for decades, and her books and museum exhibitions drew unceasing acclaim. More » |
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