Alan Diaz
Alan Diaz (May 15, 1947 – July 3, 2018) was an American photographer who won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his photograph of the United States Border Patrol's BORTAC team's seizure of Elian Gonzalez. Diaz was born and raised in New York City and moved to Cuba with his family in 1964. In Cuba, Diaz became a teacher and studied photography with Cuban photographer Korda (Alberto Diaz Gutierrez).
Alan Diaz
- Born
- 1947 · New York.
- Died
- 2018
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- photographer · teacher · photojournalist · journalist
- Honours
- Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography
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Alan Diaz (May 15, 1947 – July 3, 2018) was an American photographer who won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for his photograph of the United States Border Patrol's BORTAC team's seizure of Elian Gonzalez. Diaz was born and raised in New York City and moved to Cuba with his family in 1964. In Cuba, Diaz became a teacher and studied photography with Cuban photographer Korda (Alberto Diaz Gutierrez).
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Alan Diaz (1947–2018) was an American journalist, photographer and photojournalist, among other activities. The journalist was born in New York. Alan Diaz worked for Associated Press and lived in Miami. The journalist received Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.
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He moved to Miami in 1978 and became a photographer and English teacher. He joined the Associated Press as a freelance photographer in 1994 and became a staff photographer in 2000. Diaz retired from the Associated Press in December 2017 and died on July 3, 2018, aged 71.
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- 1.Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich. Picture Coverage of the World: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photos. LIT Verlag Münster. 4 July 2018. 9783643108449.
- 2.TERRY SPENCER. Months of preparation got Miami photographer winning shot. Associated Press.
- 3.pulitzer.org. The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winners Breaking News Photography.
- 4.Alan Diaz, AP photographer behind Elian image, dies at 71. New York Daily News. Associated Press. July 3, 2018.
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