David Douglas Duncan has died

The New York Times has an excellent obituary for one of the true greats.

Thanks.

 

Some very poignant photos, for sure, and his attitude toward war photography seems genuine and admirable.

 

On the lighter side, the photo of Picasso is just great!

When I read his obituary, the magnitude of how he spent the currency of life humbles me.

An archive link....

 

David Douglas Duncan

 

From the OP link....

"Mr. Duncan’s archives — including thousands of combat photographs, works on Picasso and others for “The Kremlin” (1960), “Sunflowers for Van Gogh” (1986) and other books — were acquired in 1996 by the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas in Austin.

 

He went to war with only essential equipment: helmet, poncho, spoon, toothbrush, compass, soap and backpack containing two canteens, an exposure meter, film and two cameras. He used a Rolleiflex in World War II, but preferred a 35-millimeter. He took two Leica IIIc cameras into Korea, and said they stood up well in the rain and mud. He often used 50-millimeter f/2 and 135-millimeter f/3.5 Nikkor lenses."

Edited June 8, 2018 by Moving On

That's the kind of work that made me want to be a news photographer. I wonder if it exists any longer.

 

Rick H.

For the fans of DDD, he was the monthly feature of the digital journalist back in 2004 - several brief articles and an assortment of his photos, including narration for some:

 

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