Dirck Halstead

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Dirck Halstead
Born
Dirck Storm Halstead

(1936-12-24)December 24, 1936
Huntington, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 2022(2022-03-25) (aged 85)
Panama City, Panama
Occupation(s)Photographer, war photographer, photojournalist, journalist
Employer(s)United Press International (1957–1973)
Time (1972–2001)
AwardsRobert Capa Gold Medal (1975)

Dirck Storm Halstead (December 24, 1936 – March 25, 2022) was an American

photojournalist. He was editor and publisher of The Digital Journalist,[1]
an online photojournalism magazine.

Early life

Halstead was born in

UPI and ultimately worked there for more than 15 years. During the Vietnam War, he was UPI's picture bureau chief in Saigon.[2]

Career

Xuan Loc
in April 1975

Greystoke, and Cliffhanger.[5]

Halstead won the National Press Photographers Association Picture of the Year award twice, the Robert Capa Gold Medal for his coverage of the fall of Saigon, and two Eisies.[6] In 2002 he received the lifetime achievement award from the White House News Photographers Association, and in 2004 he won the Joseph A. Sprague Award[7] for lifetime achievement and service to photojournalism. The Missouri Honor Medal from the University of Missouri School of Journalism was given to Halstead in 2007 for superior achievement in journalism.[8]

The archive of Halstead's works is located at the

The University of Texas at Austin,[5][9][10] where he was a senior fellow in photojournalism.[11] His book Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America's Top Photojournalists, was published in 2006.[2]

Personal life

Halstead's three marriages all ended in divorce. He resided in

cerebral hemorrhage on March 25, 2022, aged 85.[2]

Publications

References

  1. ^ The Digital Journalist
  2. ^ a b c d e f Genzlinger, Neil (March 25, 2022). "Dirck Halstead, Photojournalist Who Captured History, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "William Halstead, 84, Stereo Radio Innovator". The New York Times. July 11, 1987. p. 37. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "US photographer Dirck Halstead dies at 85". BBC News. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Dirck Halstead, 1936–2022". Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. University of Texas at Austin. March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "NPPA: Honors and Recognitions - Joseph A. Sprague Award". April 27, 2010. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "The Missouri Honor Medal". Missouri School of Journalism. University of Missouri. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dirck Halstead Photographic Archive, 1933-2001". txarchives.org. Texas Archival Resources Online. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Photojournalism". Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
  11. ^ "Dirck Halstead". Missouri School of Journalism. University of Missouri. July 13, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

External links

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