In Memoriam: Photographers Who Died in 2012

As the year draws to a close I found this inspiring and wonderful link from the Time Lightbox Web, Photographers are leading me into an exciting and wonderful new phase of my life and it's  an honour to acknowledge those who have contributed to the art and the mission of great images in our day.

In the universe of serious, meaningful photography, the chance to honor the lives and careers of peers, colleagues and, occasionally, heroes in an end-of-year “those we lost” tribute comes with a grim, one-time-only satisfaction: namely, the opportunity to see, in one place, the work of photographers who would otherwise never, ever be shown together.

Like politics, death can sometimes make for strange bedfellows.

Where else would, say, Cornel Lucas’ glamorous Hollywood portraits feel so right alongside LIFE staffer Lee Balterman’s edgy depictions of Sixties’ unrest? In what other context would a black-and-white image of Nehru by India’s first woman photojournalist, Homai Vyarawalla (a.k.a, “Dalda 13″), not seem out of place beside Jim McCrary’s famous 1971 Tapestry portrait of Carole King?

Read more: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/12/26/in-memoriam-photographers-who-died-in-2012/#ixzz2GFcskNKl