Alan Diaz
Alan Diaz (May 15, 1947
Diaz was born and raised in New York City and moved to Cuba with his family in 1964. In Cuba, Diaz became a teacher and studied photography with Cuban photographer Korda (Alberto Diaz Gutierrez). He moved to Miami in 1978 and became a photographer and English teacher. He joined the Associated Press as a freelance photographer in 1994 and became a staff photographer in 2000.[3]
Diaz retired from the Associated Press in December 2017 and died on July 3, 2018, aged 71.[4]
References
- ISBN 9783643108449. Retrieved 4 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ TERRY SPENCER. "Months of preparation got Miami photographer winning shot". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2010-02-13. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ a b "The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winners Breaking News Photography". pulitzer.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Alan Diaz, AP photographer behind Elian image, dies at 71". New York Daily News. Associated Press. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.