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Diana Walker | |
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| Born | January 20, 1942 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse | Mallory Walker |
| Children | 2 |
Diana Walker (born January 20, 1942) is an American photographer and author, mostly known for her distinct black and white style and her work as a TIME Magazine White House photographer from 1984-2004.
Biography & Career
editDiana Walker was born in Washington D.C. She attended Briarcliff College, where she majored in drama.[1] After college, Walker spent 10 years in her mother's dress shop before deciding to pursue photography, a long-time hobby, as a career.[2]
Walker worked as a freelance photographer for many years, shooting weddings and bar mitzvahs, before getting a job at the Washington Monthly Magazine. She has since contributed to People Magazine, The Washingtonian, Fortune, the New York Times Magazine, and The Village Voice.[3]
Walker became a contract photographer for TIME Magazine in 1979, and was later promoted to one of the magazine's White House photographer positions in 1984, after covering Walter Mondale's presidential campaign. During her tenure at TIME Magazine, Walker covered the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations, and followed the campaigns of Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry and Hillary Rodham Clinton.[4] While at TIME Magazine, Walker spent a significant amount of time documenting Hillary Clinton's journey from First Lady to Senator, Democratic Presidential Candidate and Secretary of State.[5] These photos have been compiled into a book, "Hillary: The Photographs of Diana Walker."[6]
Awards
editWalker has won several awards for her work from World Press Photo, the White House News Photographers Association and the National Press Photographers Association. In 2003, she received the National Portrait Gallery’s Paul Peck Award for her interpretation and portrayal of the Presidency.[7] In 2012, she was awarded the Henry Luce Life Achievement Award from Time, Inc.[3][4]
Books & Exhibitions
editWalker's distinct black and white style has been compiled into three books. Public & Private: Twenty Years Photographing the Presidency (2002) chronicles Walker’s own collection of photographs of the White House and Washington D.C. from her time at TIME Magazine.[3] The Bigger Picture: 30 Years of Portraits (2007) was published by National Geographic and includes 200 candid photos of presidents and other world leaders. Her most recent publication, Hillary: The Photographs of Diana Walker (2011), documents Hillary Clinton as she moved from First Lady, Senator, presidential candidate and Secretary of State.[6]
Walker's work is featured in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American History.[8] Her work has also been featured in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Minneapolis Museum of Art, the North Carolina State University libraries, the Addison/Ripley Fine Art Gallery and the Howard Greenberg Gallery.[9][10][11][12]
External Links
edit"Hillary: The Photos of Diana Walker," on Amazon
"Public and Private: Twenty Years Photographing the Presidency," on Amazon
"The Bigger Picture: 30 Years of Portraits," on National Geographic
References
edit- ^ "The Presidential Debate at the University of Miami". www6.miami.edu. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ Van Riper, Frank. "The Public & Private Diana Walker".
- ^ a b c "Diana Walker". www.ourwhitehouse.org. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ a b "The Making of a Meme". SXSW Schedule 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
{{cite web}}: Text "Schedule | sxsw.com" ignored (help) - ^ "Meet the woman who took this photo". CNN. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ a b "An Intimate Portrait of Hillary Clinton in Photographs". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
- ^ Villarreal, Ignacio. "2003 Paul Peck Presidential Award Winners". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Diana Walker, Photojournalist | Smithsonian". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Diana Walker, Photojournalist | Smithsonian". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ May, Chang, (2005-08-11). "'Diana Walker: Photojournalist' Exhibition - NCSU Libraries, 2005". www.lib.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Diana Walker | Addison/Ripley Fine Art". www.addisonripleyfineart.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Diana Walker Political Party". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
Category:Living people Category:American photographers Category:American photojournalists Category:American women photographers Category:American women journalists Category:1942 births