The rule of three

Three important photographers died this week.

• AP Photographer Walt Zeboski Dies at Age 83
• Canadian photographer Arnaud Maggs dead at age 86
• Cornel Lucas, Photographer Whose Portraits Defined Film Stars, Dies at 92

Of the three, I am best acquainted with the work of Walt Zeboski. His haunting photo of Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme comes to mind; as do his many photos of Ronald Regan.

I know Cornel Lucas for his black and white portrait of Joan Callins, which I actually recreated (poorly) for a high school photography class back in the 70s.

I had planned on posting on Walt Zeboski, but then my inbox filled up with obituary notices. All were important to photography. All should be remembered.

Technorati Tags: Obituaries,Photography

Related articles

• Cornel Lucas, Photographer Whose Portraits Defined Film Stars, Dies at 92 (nytimes.com)
• Cornel Lucas obituary (guardian.co.uk)
• AP Photographer Walt Zeboski Dies at Age 83 (abcnews.go.com)
• Arnaud Maggs, 1926 to 2012 (appliedartsmag.com)