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Bob Gomel Biography American photojournalist, Bob Gomel, is known for his iconic images of world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and major events of the 1960s. His photographs have appeared on the covers of LIFE, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, TIME, The New York Times, Forbes, and in more than 40 books.

Born in New York in 1933, Gomel earned a journalism degree from New York University in 1955 and served as a U.S. naval aviator stationed in Japan from 1955 to 1958. After serving in the NAVY Gomel went on to be a photographer for LIFE Magazine from January 1959 through June... View artist page

Herman Leonard Biography Herman Leonard was an iconic photographer renowned for his evocative images of the jazz scene from the 1940s to the 1960s. Born in 1923 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Herman Leonard developed a passion for photography at the age of nine, inspired by watching an image develop in his brother's darkroom. This early fascination shaped a career that would capture the raw emotion and vibrant energy of jazz legends like Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, and Billie Holiday. Influenced by his mentor, Yousuf Karsh, and a profound conversation with Albert Einstein about improvisation, Leonard's work is celebrated for its portrayal... View artist page

Steve Schapiro Biography

Steve Schapiro was an American photojournalist who documented six decades of American culture, from the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy to Andy Warhol’s Factory and the filming of The Godfather trilogy. He published a dozen books of his photographs, exhibited his work in shows from Los Angeles to Moscow, and is represented in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the J. Paul Getty Museum, among others. His photographs have appeared in museum and gallery exhibitions worldwide. The High Museum of Art’s...

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Norman Seeff Biography

South African photographer, Norman Seeff is known for his outstanding black and white photographs of celebrities such as Steve Jobs, Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, Andy Warhol, Miles Davis, and many more. His work focuses on the exploration of human creativity and the inner dynamics of the creative process. “My whole thing was, it’s not about photography- it’s about communication,” Seeff tells Rolling Stone.

Norman Seeff was born in 1939 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Seeff qualified as a medical doctor in 1965 ad for three years he worked in emergency medicine at the Chris Hani Baragwanath...

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