Wally McNamee (1932–2017) was an American photojournalist. Over his career, which included work for The Washington Post and Newsweek, he covered 10 United States Presidents, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the Olympics.[1] He was named the White House News Photographers' Association's Photographer of the Year four times (1957, 1968, 1974, and 1983) and received National Press Photographers Association's highest honor, the Sprague Memorial Award, in 2005.[2] His son, Win, is also a photojournalist.[3][4]

Wally McNamee
Born(1932-11-29)November 29, 1932
DiedNovember 17, 2017(2017-11-17) (aged 84)
OccupationPhotojournalist
External videos
video icon Interview with McNamee about on his coverage of the Kennedy administration

References edit

  1. ^ Barnes, Bart (November 22, 2017). "Wally McNamee, prizewinning news photographer, dies at 84". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
  2. ^ "Photojournalist Wally McNamee Dies at 84". November 22, 2017.
  3. ^ Anstead, Elizabeth (July 1998). "Generations: Wally and Win McNamee". The Digital Journalist. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Videotaped Remarks to the White House News Photographers' Association, May 10, 2000". Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States 2000. Government Printing Office. 2001. p. 878. ISBN 978-0-16-050845-5.