Mick Rock, born Michael Edward Chester Smith, who is regarded as one of the most influential British music photographers and is referred to "the man who shot the 70s," has passed away. He was 72.
Nick Oza, a staff photographer for the Arizona Republic and two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, has passed away after he was hospitalized on September 3 when a single-vehicle car accident left him seriously injured. He was 56.
Faye Schulman was a Jewish partisan photographer who courageously fought against Nazis with both a gun and a camera. She was the only photographer to document resistance efforts in Eastern Europe during World War II.
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 a battle with cancer.
NASA astronaut Michael Collins has passed away at the age of 90. Collins is most well known for a photo he took of the lunar module containing both Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in front of the Earth, which captures all of humanity, alive and dead, in a single photo. That is, other than himself.
Charles “Chuck” Geschke, the co-founder of Adobe who helped with the development of the Portable Document Format, or PDF, died in his home of the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Los Altos on Saturday, April 17. He was 81.
My father Ohno Tsuneya (Oct 9, 1937 – Dec 23, 2017) was born into a peaceful small town in the hilly countryside of Saitama prefecture, a few hours by train from Tokyo.
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 he captured some of Rock's most iconic imagery, Wolman's photography career was vast and varied.
Computer scientist Russell A. Kirsch, the inventor of the pixel and an undisputed pioneer of digital imaging, passed away on Tuesday in his Portland home from complications arising from a form of Alzheimer's disease. He was 91 years old.
On Saturday, a gunman fired at anti-police brutality protesters in Louisville's Jefferson Square Park, killing one person. That individual has now been identified as Tyler Gerth, a 27-year-old photographer who had been working to document the movement.
Elsa Dorfman, the portrait photographer best known for using one of the few giant Polaroid 20×24-inch cameras in existence, has died. She was 83.
Celebrated wildlife photographer Peter Beard was found dead in the woods on Sunday after a 3-week search sparked by his sudden disappearance. Beard, who was suffering from dementia and poor health, was 82.
Well-known sports photographer Anthony Causi died Sunday from the coronavirus at the age of 48. Causi captured photos of New York City sports teams for the New York Post in a career that spanned over 25 years.
Robert Frank, one of the most influential documentary photographers of our time, passed away on Monday on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. He was 94 years old.
Peter Lindbergh, the German fashion photography icon who is was credited with ushering in "the rise of the supermodel," passed away yesterday at the age of 74. The announcement was made earlier today through Lindbergh's official Instagram account.
Award-winning German photographer Michael Wolf, best known for his photos showing the quirks and density of megacities, has died. He was 64.
The sailor who was photographed kissing a nurse in Alfred Eisenstaedt's iconic photo V-J Day in Times Square has died. George Mendonsa was 95.
Renowned Armenian-Turkish Turkish photojournalist Ara Guler has died. As one of the few prominent internationally-recognized photographers from Turkey, Guler was known as "The Eye of Istanbul."
Legendary American photojournalist David Douglas Duncan has died. One of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, Duncan was best known for his combat photographs captured during World War II and the Korean War.
South African photographer Sam Nzima has died. He's best known for shooting an iconic photo of the apartheid, a photo of Hector Pieterson being carried after being shot by South African police during the Soweto uprising. Nzima was 83.
AFP Kabul Chief Photographer Shah Marai was killed today in a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. The blast was clearly targeting journalists -- at least eight others were among the 25 people killed in the attack.
Abbas, the Iranian photojournalist and Magnum photographer, died in Paris today at the age of 74.
Chuck Westfall has died. A legend in the camera industry, Westfall was a photographer who served as a technical representative and advisor at Canon for decades.
Diane Arbus was honored with an obituary by the New York Times today, 46 years after the renowned American portrait photographer died. It was one of 15 obituaries published today as part of a project titled Overlooked.
Pete Turner, the American photographer who's recognized as one of the first masters of color photography, has died. He was 83.
Legendary New York City street photographer Arlene Gottfried passed away yesterday due to complications from cancer. She was 66.
Legendary photo editor John G. Morris died today in Paris. He was 100. Morris was a titan in the world of photojournalism, serving as photo editor for LIFE, The New York Times, National Geographic, and Magnum. Photographers he worked closely with include Robert Capa and W. Eugene Smith.
I think the first time I actually met Richard "Chip" Benson was at Wellesley College in the 80s. It was at an opening reception and Chip and Lee Friedlander were being honored as they had both just received MacArthur grants. I knew the Bensons were from Newport, RI and were friends of my sister and brother-in-law Marc Harrison, an industrial designer and chair of the ID Department at RISD.
David Rubinger, Israel's most famous photographer, died in Jerusalem on Wednesday, March 1st, 2017. He was 92.
Lino Manfrotto, the photojournalist who founded the eponymous Manfrotto line of tripods and camera accessories, died at his home in Bassano del Grappa, Italy, on Sunday, February 5th, 2017. He was 80.
The prominent English photographer Lord Snowdon has died. Snowdon became one of the best known photographers in the UK through his documentary photos of royalty, celebrity, and society in England. He was 86.
Internationally acclaimed photographer Tim Mantoani has passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was 47.
Bill Cunningham, the legendary fashion photographer who shot street-style portraits for the New York Times for nearly 4 decades, died in New York on Saturday, just days after suffering a stroke. He was 87.
Celebrated Chinese photographer Fan Ho died of pneumonia on Sunday, June 19th, 2016, at a hospital in San Jose, California. He was 84 years old.
Sad news in the photography industry today: Michael Reichmann, the founder of the popular website Luminous Landscape, passed away yesterday at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer.
One of the great civil rights movement photographers has died. Bob Adelman found dead with a head wound this past weekend in his Miami Beach home.
Renowned American photographer Gary Braasch died yesterday while snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. He was 70.
The inventor of the synchronized camera flash has died. Artur Fischer, a German inventor who registered more than 1,100 patents in his lifetime -- beating Thomas Edison -- passed away in Germany back on January 27th, 2016. He was 96 years old.
French-Moroccan photographer Leila Alaoui has died from injuries she received during the Al Qaeda terrorist attack in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, last Friday. Alaoui was 33 years old.
Acclaimed Japanese photojournalist Kikujiro Fukushima passed away on September 24th, 2015, after suffering a stroke at the age of 94. Fukushima was known for his criticism of Japan's decision to go to war in World War II, and he spent decades documenting both the war and the aftermath of it in his homeland.