Joyce Dopkeen

Joyce Dopkeen
Born(1942-10-23)October 23, 1942
DiedJanuary 31, 2023(2023-01-31) (aged 80)
OccupationPhotographer

Joyce Dopkeen (October 23, 1942 – January 31, 2023) was an American photographer. She was the first woman to work as a full-time staff photographer for The New York Times.[1][2][3]

In 1974, she received the Front Page Award for best photograph, for her "picture of outgoing Mayor Lindsay pouring champagne on the heads of his aides".[4]

  1. ^ Roberts, Sam (February 2, 2023). "Joyce Dopkeen, Barrier-Breaking News Photographer, Dies at 80". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Balignot, Benicio; Folivi, Christine (March 6, 2023). "'My trailblazing aunt': Joyce Dopkeen, photojournalist, dead at 80". thesentinel.com.
  3. ^ Lee, Carolyn (29 March 2019). "The First Female Photographers Brought a New Vision to The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "11 WOMEN WILL GET FRONT PAGE AWARDS". The New York Times. November 19, 1974 – via NYTimes.com.