Carl Mydans
Carl Mydans (born May 18, 1907 in Boston , Massachusetts , † August 16, 2004 in Larchmont , New York ) was an American photographer .
Life
While studying at Boston University , Mydans discovered photography. His earliest work as a reporter was well received in The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald . After college, he went to New York and worked as a clerk for the American Banker. In 1935 he became involved in a group of photographers in the Farm Security Administration in Washington .
In 1936, Mydans began working for Life magazine as one of the first salaried photographers . During the Second World War he took photos in Europe and Asia . In 1941, he and his wife were arrested by Japanese forces during the invasion of the Philippines and held near Manila for a year and in Shanghai for another year .
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After his release as part of a prisoner of war exchange, Mydans was sent back to Europe. In 1944, Mydans went to the Philippines again to photograph MacArthur's landing . It was on this occasion that he took some of his most famous photos. Some of Mydan's most famous paintings showed the bombing of Chongqing during World War II.
Web links
- Literature by and about Carl Mydans in the catalog of the German National Library
- Carl Mydans in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mydans, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 2004 |
| Place of death | Larchmont , New York |