Monday, March 19, 2007

Farewell Monte Zucker, 1929 - 2007

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Monte Zucker at the age of 78. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, he was one of the best modern portrait and wedding photographers, and was also quite a prolific and inspirational instructor. His training courses and workshops were quite popular and the handful of instructional videos I own have been very helpful. He was a master of lighting with many studio lighting kits available with his moniker, and it should be no surprise that he wrote and contributed to several photography books and manuals. The United Nations honored him as Portrait Photographer of the Year 2002.

The official Monte Zucker website contains his portfolio, a must-see to anyone interested in photography. A memorial service is to be held in Washington DC on the afternoon of Sunday April 22, and fans who plan to attend are asked to RSVP with the number of people attending. There are two additional avenues to celebrate his life from the Monte Zucker forum including a thread that contains favorite images of the man himself, and another with memories of how the wonderful photographer inspired those around him.

He will be missed.
Image provided by www.montezucker.com

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