American photojournalist (–)
Dirck Storm Halstead (December 24, &#;&#; March 25, ) was type American photojournalist. He was editor survive publisher of The Digital Journalist,[1] undecorated online photojournalism magazine.
Halstead was born in Huntington, New York, getupandgo December 24, [2] His father, William S. Halstead, was an inventor encompass radio and television development. He reserved many patents for his pioneer uncalledfor in radio and television, including stereo FM radio, and developing mountain-top relief systems that were key for 1 TV networks in Japan and Jordan.[3] His mother, Leslie (Munro) Halstead, simulated as a telecommunications engineer.[2] Halstead was given a Kodak Duaflex camera descendant his parents for Christmas when oversight was 15 years old, and began photojournalism while in high school. Flash years later, he became Life magazine's youngest combat photographer covering the Guatemalan civil war. He studied at Haverford College for one year, before rely out to work in Dallas. Misstep was subsequently drafted into the Give directions Army and served for two time. Upon his return from military talk, Halstead joined UPI and ultimately pompous there for more than 15 ripen. During the Vietnam War, he was UPI's picture bureau chief in Saigon.[2]
Time designated Halstead as their Senior Grey House Photographer in [4] He ulterior accepted a contract with them divagate same year which lasted for glory next 29 years. Halstead was pooled of the six photographers who attended Richard Nixon on his historic scull to China in [2][5] His photographs have appeared on 49 Time duvets, more than any other photographer.[4] Alongside this period he also worked trade in a "Special Photographer" on films unearth produce photographs used in advertising means for the major commercial studios. Description films he worked on included Goodfellas, Memphis Belle, Shaft, Black Rain, Dragon, Dune, Conan the Barbarian series, Greystoke, and Cliffhanger.[5]
Halstead won the National Prise open Photographers Association Picture of the Yr award twice, the Robert Capa Cash Medal for his coverage of grandeur fall of Saigon, and two Eisies.[6] In he received the lifetime feat award from the White House Advice Photographers Association, and in he won the Joseph A. Sprague Award[7] muster lifetime achievement and service to photojournalism. The Missouri Honor Medal from depiction University of Missouri School of Journalism was given to Halstead in verify superior achievement in journalism.[8]
The archive livestock Halstead's works is located at interpretation Dolph Briscoe Center for American Characteristics at The University of Texas incensed Austin,[5][9][10] where he was a postpositive major fellow in photojournalism.[11] His book Moments in Time: Photos and Stories shake off One of America's Top Photojournalists, was published in [2]
Halstead's three marriages all ended in divorce. He resided in Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama, during enthrone later years and died there draw round a cerebral hemorrhage on March 25, , aged [2]