Allan Tannenbaum
Allan Tannenbaum is a photographer in the United States. He has worked for the SoHo Weekly News until it shut down in 1982, worked for Sygma Photo News until 2000, and then Polaris Images. He won a World Press Photo General News Award.
Allan Tannenbaum

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- Name
- Allan Tannenbaum
- Birthplace
- Passaic, New Jersey, USA
- Occupation
- Photographer, Photojournalist, Filmmaker, Author
- Known for
- More than 50 years of Photojournalism in New York City, USA, and International
- Spouse
- Debora F.R.
- Born
- 1945 · Passaic.
- Nationality
- United States
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Allan Tannenbaum is a photographer in the United States. He has worked for the SoHo Weekly News until it shut down in 1982, worked for Sygma Photo News until 2000, and then Polaris Images. He won a World Press Photo General News Award.
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He photographed many Rock icons in the 1970s and the New Yorker referred to him as a Rock n' Roll photographer in 2007. In 1978, he photographed Sid Vicious in handcuffs leaving the hotel room where his girlfriend was dead. He photographed The Ramones. He took the cover photograph for Nelson Mandela's book Long Walk to Freedom. The band Devo used a photo he took for the SoHo Weekly News for their album cover on Duty Now for the Future. He also did the cover photography for Ten Percent, male vocal quartet Double Exposure's debut studio album released in 1976. He photographed performance artist Stephen Varble. In 2001 he photographed the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attack. He wrote about New York in the 1970s and his experiences. He photographed John Lennon and Yoko Ono nude in bed together. Bibliography • New York in the 70s by Allan Tannenbaum (2003) • New York by Allan Tannenbaum (2004) • John and Yoko: A New York Love Story by Allan Tannenbaum (2007) • Grit and Glamour - The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s (2016)
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• Name — Allan Tannenbaum • Birthplace — Passaic, New Jersey, USA • Occupation — Photographer, Photojournalist, Filmmaker, Author • Years Active — 1965 - Present • Known for — More than 50 years of Photojournalism in New York City, USA, and International • Notable Works — New York in the 70s "John & Yoko: A New York Love Story" "Grit and Glamour - The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s" • Spouse — Debora F.R. Tannenbaum • Website — http: sohoblues.com
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- 1.Allan Tannenbaum : Punk / Rock. June 3, 2019.
- 2.Sanchez, Daniel. John Lennon's Photographer Sues Universal Music Group for Infringing on Iconic Photograph. May 24, 2019.
- 3.F-R Publishing Corporation. The New Yorker. February 11, 2007.
- 4.Collecting New York's stories in a new museum exhibit. WPIX. January 25, 2020.
- 5.Punk Photographer Allan Tannenbaum On The Ramones, 1970s NYC, And The Best Shot He Ever Took. Gothamist. June 8, 2018.
- 6.American Photo.
- 7.American Photo - ND.
- 8.New York in the 70s by Allan Tannenbaum – The Digital Journalist. digitaljournalist.org.
- 9.American Photo - ND.
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