Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Photographer Charles Moore passed away last Thursday. He was 79. Charles > was > famous for his photographs of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. > There > were many months where his photos were in LIFE every week. In 1989, > Charles > Moore was awarded the First Crystal Eagle Award for Social Impact in > Photojournalism by the NPPA and the University of Missouri. When the Civil > Rights Act of 1964 passed the Senate, Senator Jacob Javits credited the > showing of Moore's photographs to Congress for turning the tide for > support of > the bill's passage. Charles was elected to the Alabama Hall of Fame in > 2008. > > Charles was living in Florence, Alabama at the end of his life. He grew up > nearby in nearby Hackleburg and Tuscumbia, Alabama. > > I had the pleasure of working frequently with Charles in my Kodak days. We > traveled together on many of the college lectures Kodak sponsored. He > appeared on one on my TV shows. We did an extensive interview published in > Photographers Forum magazine in September 2007. > > Charles used both Leicas and Nikons for his work. > > Ken Lassiter > I like photos of photographers holding up a print like this http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20100313/ARTICLES/3135037/1011/NEWS?Title= Photographer-Moore-dies-at-79 Or http://tinyurl.com/yh8u4up I remember his work from popular photography annuals. Which I still have. [Rabs] Mark William Rabiner