Ira Block
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| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Website | www |
Ira Block (born 1949) is an American photographer. Since the mid-1970s, he has shot many stories for the
Photography career
While a student at the
His first National Geographic Magazine assignment was "The Continental Shelf: Man's New Frontier" in April 1978. In the September 1978 edition, he documented the late Japanese explorer Naomi Uemera's solo expedition by dog sled to the North Pole. Following that he photographed a series of stories on indigenous and ancient people including the Fremont and Anasazi cultures in the United States, the Aboriginal people of
In 1980, he partnered with author Tom O'Neill to document the lesser known scenes and sights of America, providing the photographs for the book Back Roads America: A Portfolio of Her People. [6][7]
Additionally, he has photographed major, worldwide dinosaur finds and specimens. During the summer of 2007, Block spent time in the Gobi Desert and other parts of China for the July 2008 story "The Real Jurassic Park".
A collection of his work has been exhibited at many galleries in the United States and throughout the world.
In 2015, Ira Block began to document the baseball culture in Cuba, photographing grassroots players, stadium games and veterans of the sport. In 2018, he released his book, 'Cuba Loves Baseball: A Photographic Journey by Ira Block' with more than one hundred images of baseball players of all ages. Block's intention is to help preserve baseball's enduring presence in Cuba. 'Cuba Loves Baseball' has been exhibited at The Seattle Public Library in Seattle, Ahha Museum in Tulsa and The Binghamton University Art Museum in Binghamton.
Ira Block is also a Sony Artisan of Imagery and leads workshops and lectures throughout the world.[8]
Books
- Nature's Healing Arts: from folk medicine to modern drugs. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 1977. By Lonnelle Aikman. Photographs by Nathan Benn and Block, and paintings by Tony Chen. ISBN 9780870442322.
- Back Roads America: A Portfolio of Her People. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 1980. By Thomas O'Neill. Photographs by Block. ISBN 978-0870442872.
- Preserving America's Past. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 1983. Text by Leslie Allen, Tom Melham, H. Robert Morrison, Gene S. Stuart. Photographs by Joseph H. Bailey, Nathan Benn, Block, Terry Eiler, ISBN 978-0870444203.
- Saving America's Treasures. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2000. Photographs by Block; text by Dwight Young. With essays by Ian Frazier. ISBN 978-0-7922-7942-6.
- 1607: A New Look At Jamestown. Washington, D.C.: 2007, National Geographic; ISBN 9781426300127.
- Cuba Loves Baseball: A Photographic Journey by Ira Block New York 2018, Skyhorse Publishing. forewords by Bob Costas and Sigfredo Barros. ISBN 1-5107-3043-5.
Teaching
He is also a frequent lecturer and conducts workshops around the world. He taught a photo expedition in Tokyo in summer 2019.
References
- ^ "Ira Block". National Geographic Expeditions. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "The Victoria Advocate". The Victoria Advocate. p. 6B. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ISBN 978-1-4263-0031-8.
- ^ National Geographic Magazine, June 2002, Page 74
- ^ National Geographic Magazine, March 2006, Page 136, July 2002, Page 82.
- ^ "The Albany Herald". Albany, New York: The Albany Herald. Oct 11, 1980. p. 29.
- ^ "The Daily Reporter". Spencer, Iowa. 1979 [September 22, 1979]. p. 3. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ "Ira Block". Sony | Alpha Universe. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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