W. Eugene Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

W. Eugene Smith

American photojournalist

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1918

Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1978

Profession: photographer, photojournalist, journalist, war photographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About W. Eugene Smith

  • William Eugene Smith (December 30, 1918 – October 15, 1978) was an American photojournalist.
  • He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay." His major photo essays include World War II photographs, the dedication of an American country doctor and a nurse midwife, the clinic of Dr Schweitzer in French Equatorial Africa, the city of Pittsburgh, and the pollution which damaged the health of the residents of Minamata in Japan.
  • His 1948 series, Country Doctor, photographed for Life magazine is now recognized as "the first extended editorial photo story".

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