Hal Buell (1931/1932 – 29 January 2024) was an American photographer who was the head of the Photography Service (photography director) at the Associated Press for twenty-five years where he supervised an international staff of 300 photographers. [1] [2] He was also the author of Moments: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs and Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue, a book about war photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Education
Buell was a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. [1] [3]
Career
Buell worked in photojournalism for 40 years. He is known as one of the most active archivists of the twentieth and twenty first century and has lectured throughout the world. His editing work has helped define print coverage around the world. Buell also published a number of children's photo books on Japan and Asia after living there on assignment in the 1960s. He worked in more than 35 countries. Photographs taken by others and edited by Buell have appeared on CNN and BBC. He also produced film documentaries which have appeared on the History Channel. [1]
Death
Buell died of pneumonia in Sunnyvale, California, on 29 January 2024, at the age of 92. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Welch, Diane. "Hal Buell | American Personalities". American Personalities. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Lyon, Shauna (23 March 2009). "War Story". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
- ^ "Hal Buell | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "Hal Buell, who led AP's photo operations from darkroom era into the digital age, dies at 92". ABC News. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
- National Public Radio (NPR) Interview
- The Unsung Hero of Iwo Jima (article by Hal Buell about Bill Genaust, a filmmaker who covered Iwo Jima)
- Interview with Hal Buell at Takegreatpictures.com
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Hal Buell (1931/1932 – 29 January 2024) was an American photographer who was the head of the Photography Service (photography director) at the Associated Press for twenty-five years where he supervised an international staff of 300 photographers. [1] [2] He was also the author of Moments: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographs and Uncommon Valor, Common Virtue, a book about war photographer Joe Rosenthal.
Education
Buell was a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. [1] [3]
Career
Buell worked in photojournalism for 40 years. He is known as one of the most active archivists of the twentieth and twenty first century and has lectured throughout the world. His editing work has helped define print coverage around the world. Buell also published a number of children's photo books on Japan and Asia after living there on assignment in the 1960s. He worked in more than 35 countries. Photographs taken by others and edited by Buell have appeared on CNN and BBC. He also produced film documentaries which have appeared on the History Channel. [1]
Death
Buell died of pneumonia in Sunnyvale, California, on 29 January 2024, at the age of 92. [4]
References
- ^ a b c Welch, Diane. "Hal Buell | American Personalities". American Personalities. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ Lyon, Shauna (23 March 2009). "War Story". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
- ^ "Hal Buell | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "Hal Buell, who led AP's photo operations from darkroom era into the digital age, dies at 92". ABC News. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
External links
- National Public Radio (NPR) Interview
- The Unsung Hero of Iwo Jima (article by Hal Buell about Bill Genaust, a filmmaker who covered Iwo Jima)
- Interview with Hal Buell at Takegreatpictures.com
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