Monte Zucker, 1929-2007
The photography world has lost a novel talent and a tireless spirit. After a tough battle with pancreatic cancer, Monte Zucker, M.Photog.Cr., Hon.M.Photog., API, F-ASP, passed away on March 15, 2007. Zucker will be forever remembered for his impeccable portrait and wedding images, his zeal for helping other photographers, and his determination to conduct his life his way.
In Memoriam; Monte Zucker: Devoted Teacher...
...Though Monte attended college to become an English teacher, it was the visual rather than written medium that would ultimately inspire him. He discovered photography in a high school camera club, and he immediately excelled at the art form. In photography, Monte found a method of expression that would sustain his artistic spirit and earn him the adoration of his peers for the rest of his life. His love affair with the camera would last more than 60 years, and would be exceeded only by his love for his family and close friends....
In Memoriam; Monte Zucker: Devoted Teacher...
Today the photographic community learns of the passing of a legend, Monte Zucker. Monte was one of a handful of photographers whose work defined portraiture and lighting in the 20th century. His influence reverberates today through the literally thousands of students with whom he shared his gifts over the course of his 50+ year career. Many of today’s most celebrated photographers credit Monte for helping them ’see the light’, literally and figuratively. We are diminished by his loss, yet have been enriched to such a greater degree by his presence that it seems most fitting to celebrate his life rather than mourn his passing.
TRIBUTE TO MONTE ZUCKER
We don’t call Monte Zucker “The Creator” because he's been around so long. We call him “The Creator” because his style never goes stale. Monte Zucker is to photography, what the Beatles were to music. Professional photographers all over the world try to replicate his style of photography, and when they do he has already created a new style that people want to duplicate. It's been said that Monte Zucker changed wedding photography as we know it today. He's also change the way we photograph couples and families. When it comes to posing people and lighting them, Monte is one of the all-time legendary masters. Monte Zucker has achieved just about every photographic degree that exists including Portrait Photographer of the Year from the United Nations in 2002. Monte's images are simple, direct, and emotional. When you look at one of his portraits you immediately feel that you know the person.
