Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Joe Rosenthal 10/9/1911 - 8/20/2006

Mr. Rosenthal was rejected by the army because of "abysmally poor eyesight," he proceeded to work for Associated Press as a photographer. He won the Pulizer Prize for Photography with the iconic picture Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.

The New York Times Obituaries
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Rosenthal

Note: I wouldn't know about it if not because of Sid. Thanks.

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