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Brian Lanker

Brian Lanker

American photographer

Brian Lanker (August 31, 1947 – March 13, 2011) was an American photographer. He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for a black-and-white photo essay on childbirth for The Topeka Capital-Journal, including the photograph "Moment of Life".[1] Lanker died at his home in Eugene, Oregon on March 13, 2011, after a brief bout of pancreatic cancer. He was 63.[2][3]

"Moment of Life", cited as the exemplary photo in the sequence for which Lanker received the Pulitzer Prize

His work appeared in Life and Sports Illustrated, as well as book projects, including I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America, and Track Town, USA.[4] He was the graphics director for The Register-Guard newspaper in Eugene from 1974 to 1982.[4] He received a Candace Award from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women in 1991.[5]

Lanker is the father of musician Dustin Lanker.[6]

Works

  • Lanker, Brian (1999). I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America. New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang. ISBN 1-55670-923-4.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The Pulitzer Prizes - 1973 Winners". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  2. [2]
    Baker, Mark (March 18, 2011). "Acclaimed photojournalist dies at 63". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. [3]
    Dunlap, David W. (March 18, 2011). "Brian Lanker, Pulitzer-Winning Photojournalist, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  4. [4]
    "Pulitzer-winning photographer dies". Statesman Journal. March 15, 2011.
  5. [5]
    "CHRONICLE". The New York Times. June 26, 1991.
  6. [6]
    Turnquist, Kristi (March 19, 2011). "Eugene's Brian Lanker leaves behind a legacy as a pioneering photojournalist". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

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