Background
Dirck Halstead was born on December 24, 1936 in Huntington, New York, United States.
(Dirck Halstead is one of Americas preeminent photojourna...)
Dirck Halstead is one of Americas preeminent photojournalists, whose iconic images have graced more covers of Time magazine than any other photographers. From the battlefields of Vietnam to the halls of the White House to film sets around the world, Halsteads sense of timing and eye for the revealing shot was unerring throughout his 50-year career. Among the 300 photographs in this collection are many that are instantly recognizable, such as Bill Clinton embracing Monica Lewinsky, or Nixon saluting with his famous V-for-victory sign. Others have become more resonant with the passage of time.
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2006
Dirck Halstead was born on December 24, 1936 in Huntington, New York, United States.
Dirck Halstead started in photojournalism while in high school. At age 17, he became Life magazine's youngest combat photographer covering the Guatemalan Civil War. After attending Haverford College, he went on to work at UPI.
Time designated Dirck Halstead as their Senior White House Photographer. In 1972 he accepted a contract with them which lasted for the next 29 years. He was one of the six photographers who accompanied Richard Nixon on his historic trip to China in 1972. His photographs have appeared on 47 Time covers, more than any other photographer.
During this period he also worked as a "Special Photographer" on films to produce photographs used in advertising materials for the major commercial studios. The films he worked on included Goodfellas, Memphis Belle, Shaft, Black Rain, Dragon, Dune, Conan the Barbarian series, Greystoke, and Cliffhanger.
Dirck Halstead is a senior fellow in photojournalism at the Center For American History at the University of Texas at Austin, which holds his photographic archive. His book Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America's Top Photojournalists, was published in 2006.
(Dirck Halstead is one of Americas preeminent photojourna...)
2006President Clinton hugs Monica Lewinsky at a fund raising event in Washington DC a few days before the 1996 election. This photograph of the meeting was found months later and became one of the most talked about images in the world.
Vietnamese Officers
photography
1966President Nixon dining in China
President Richard Nixon with US soldiers
1969Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon rides in a parade on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1968photography
Whitney Houston
1987Susan Kirby
Susan Kirby
Halstead is a member of Shooters III, Liaison-Gamma, ASMP, White House News Photographers Association, New York Press Photographers Association, NPPA, National Press Club and the Overseas Press Club.