Joan Gentry (1937, 5 December - ) was born - US, OH, Norwood. Joan Gentry began work in photography as a teenager photographing sites of interest in the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area as she explored every aspect of the local deserts and buildings. She made a commitment to serious photography and attended the More... Tim Hetherington (1970, 5 December - 2011, 20 April) was born - UK, Birkenhead. British photojournalist and filmmaker who covered wars and the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean for Christian Aid. The film Restrepo (2010) that he made with Sebastian Junger covered the men of Second Platoon, Battle More... Polycarpe Joaillier (1848, 5 December - 1904, 13 February) was born. French photographer resident in Constantinople who partnered with Jean [Pascal] Sébah in 1888 to form Sebah & Joaillier. This firm became official photographers to the Sultan. Arthur Leipzig (1918, 25 October - 2014, 5 December) died. American documentary photographer. His later projects often deal with Jewish communities such as the Russian Jewish immigrants to the USA (1976) and the Black Jews of Ethiopia (1979/80). Rodney Smith (1947, 24 December - 2016, 5 December) died - US, NY, New York City. American master of fashion photography who produces black and white images of a surreal nature looking like a combination of René Magritte and Alfred Hitchcock. Ross Thompson (1838, 7 August - 1919, 5 December) died - India, Karnataka, Bangalore. | January February March April May June July August September October November December
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