TONY VACCARO, 100, Dies; "IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO TO BE EVIL FOR 272 DAYS"

[jtk]

Tony Vaccaro, 100, Dies; Photographed War From a Soldier’s Perspective (Published 2022)

After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like John F. Kennedy and Georgia O’Keeffe.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Renato Tonelli]

One of those little known giants of photography.

 

[pentaxuser]

He was a "driven " man in the best sense of the word

 

[CMoore]

Tony Vaccaro, 100, Dies; Photographed War From a Soldier’s Perspective (Published 2022)

After carrying a camera across battlefields, he became a magazine photographer known for his images of famous subjects like John F. Kennedy and Georgia O’Keeffe.

www.nytimes.com

Wow.... he had a huge career.!

 

[waynecrider]

Some kinda life. Thanks for the mention.

 

[Kilgallb]

I read an article about him a few years back. As his unit progressed into Germany his film changed from Kodak to Agfa as he was forced to scrounge film in abandoned camera stores.

The article made it clear he would be in real trouble if anyone found out what he was doing. Seventy eight years ago the army understood the importance of controlling the narrative.

His comment about having to do terrible things for 270 days and now he will never do it again matches every combat veteran I ever met.

I cry for the Ukrainians and the Russians.

 

[Mr Flibble]

It is truly a shame that so many of his wartime negatives were lost/damaged in a flood a few years after the war.

 

[Arcadia4]

A few different images here;

Veteran photographer Tony Vaccaro dies aged 100 – a life in pictures

Drafted in 1943, Vaccaro survived the Battle of Normandy and created unflinching images of the conflict in Europe. He went on to forge a career documenting famous figures in art, film and fashion

www.theguardian.com

I like the marrimeko pic.

 

[AZD]

The Emulsive website had an interview with him back in 2018. What a great guy, and for all he accomplished not the least bit jaded, pretentious, or cynical. Kind of a Forrest Gump character in a way, though a bit more intentional, walking right through the middle of 20th Century history seeing the best and the worst. It’s sad to see him pass, but he certainly lived a full life.

 

[jtk]

I read an article about him a few years back. As his unit progressed into Germany his film changed from Kodak to Agfa as he was forced to scrounge film in abandoned camera stores.

The article made it clear he would be in real trouble if anyone found out what he was doing. Seventy eight years ago the army understood the importance of controlling the narrative.

His comment about having to do terrible things for 270 days and now he will never do it again matches every combat veteran I ever met.

I cry for the Ukrainians and the Russians.

He served when Russia was our ally, despite Moscow's history with Ukraine.